GST Council meeting: Reduced GST on Covid drugs extended till Dec 31, no decision on including petrol, diesel
India Today
The GST council has disposed of the proposal regarding inclusion of petrol and diesel under the ambit of GST, saying that it is not possible to do so right now.
The Centre and states failed to arrive at a decision on the inclusion of petroleum products and diesel in the GST at the Council’s meet on Friday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that it was not time for including petrol and diesel.
The 45th meeting of the GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising state finance ministers, is the first physical meeting since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. The last such meeting took place 20 months ago on December 18, 2019.
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