West Bengal Finance Minister writes to Nirmala Sitharaman seeks GST Council meeting
NEW DELHI: West Bengal Finance minister Amit Mitra has written to Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman urging her to convene a meeting of the GST Council for discussions on Centre’s borrowings to meet the collection shortfall. In the letter written on November 13, Mitra said that many states had argued at the GST Council meetings […]
Cement may become cheaper, GST Council meeting next week
NEW DELHI: The GST Council is likely to rationalise the 28% slab by cutting tax rates on construction items, like cement, in its meeting next week. The council, chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and comprising his state counterparts, has pruned the 28% slab by cutting tax rates on 191 goods over the last one-and-a-half […]