The 47th GST council meeting ended today and the Council could not take a decision on the contentious issues of extension of GST compensation mechanism for states. Puducherry finance minister K Lakshminarayanan told PTI that said all states sought an extension of the compensation mechanism, but no decision has been taken.
Read MoreFrom policymakers to common man, everyone is waiting eagerly for the outcome of the 47th Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council meeting. Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the outcome of the 47th GST meeting on Wednesday.
Read MoreThe GST Council, headed by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising representatives of all states and UTs, is meeting after a gap of six months. This will take up 25 major issues, including discussion on reports by three groups of ministers, series of clarification, some relief majors for small online suppliers.
Read MoreThese items are currently exempt from GST. The council also accepted the recommendations of another ministerial panel on stricter scrutiny and verification of high-risk taxpayers. These decisions were taken on the first day of the two-day GST Council meeting being held in Chandigarh.
Read MoreUnder the GST law, ‘goods’ inter alia means every kind of movable property other than ‘money’ and ‘securities’.
Read MoreThe group of ministers on online gaming casinos, headed by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma had submitted a report to the council, recommending the highest 28% tax on these activities. Sources said that the council is likely to accept the report.
Read MoreThe council has also waived the compulsory registration norms for small businesses with annual turnover up to Rs 40 lakh and Rs 20 lakh for goods and services respectively, using e-commerce platforms to sell products and allowing them to opt for composite scheme, benefitting about 1.2 lakhs small taxpayers.
Read MoreWhen a nationwide Goods and Services Tax (GST) subsumed 17 central and state levies from July 1, 2017, it was decided that states will be compensated for any loss of revenue from the new tax for five years. With two years being lost in the pandemic, states have sought an extension of this compensation mechanism.
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Tax on online gaming is charged on GGR/comission received. However it has been proposed by GoM that the same shall be taxed on full contest amount.
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GoM on Casino, Race Course and Online Gaming to re-examine the issues based on further inputs from States and submit its report within a short duration
GoM to be constituted to address various concerns raised by the States on GST Appellate Tribunal and amendments in CGST Act