45th GST Council meet to happen on September 17: Check out the key issues that will be addressed

The GST portal will then be utilised for registration, tax payment, IT returns, and computation and settlement of IGST.

The 45th GST Council Meet is set to be held on September 17 in Lucknow. According to a report, this is the first physical meeting of the GST Council after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The last GST Council meet was conducted on June 12 via video conference amid the raging second wave of pandemic. That meeting brought in reduced tax rates on most COVID-related supplies and also gave tax exemptions on medicines for treating Mucormycosis. The report revealed that at the upcoming GST Council meeting, the Centre will address several compliance issues and notify a common electronic portal -- http://gst.gov.in.