GST Council Meeting: From biometric authentication to railways services exemption, top key decisions

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, at its 53rd meeting in New Delhi on June 22, decided to roll out Pan-India biometric authentication to check fake invoicing. Union Finance Minister and the chair of the GST Council, Nirmala Sitharaman, apprised the press of key decisions taken in the meeting. Watch the video to learn the GST Council's top ten decisions in the 53rd meeting.

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[Rudranish]

GST on Health Insurance and Education is really Sad and Shameful.

[focusonwmm]

The outcome does not make any positive impact significantly, do we need such high profile meeting for this? They can issue a press statement by some secretary

[sureshdan]

Where is going lakhs of GST collection there is no improvement on school and hospital infrastructure. Singapore developed countries providing good governance on collections from taxes providing good allocation school and hospital s infrastructure.

[soumenray-jo]

I think, GST bill should be implemented according to the prospectus of the common people...
Medicines should be released from the GST bill. It's over impacting the the economy..
Govt. should take an alternative way to increase the economy.... Disgusting :- GST council

[StalinThang]

Worst financial minister every, the only thing she has not taxed is me using the toilet, really how could you curb inflation? By people more? really ?.. now we keep asking why a lot of people are running away from India...

[rajantbi]

Genuine tax payers are facing multiple level tax. While non tax payers enjoys a lot

[NNA-rd]

Madam kindly reduce GST on Rental income or increase the Treshhold upto 40 lakhs. In today's inflation and cost of living 18% GST is unbearable madam. Also education expenses are too high. 😢😢

[unmute.the.legends]

Taxes are the fuel that powers a country's progress - when you pay your taxes, you're making a powerful statement about the kind of country you want to live in.
When paying taxes, taxpayers should be given more autonomy and control over how their contributions are utilized. Rather than having their tax payments automatically allocated by the government, individuals should have the option to choose whether to direct those funds towards general national development initiatives i.e. infrastructure, education etc. or to invest in free social schemes.

[kasiviswanathan]

Services segment small business / middle segment people yearly 20 Lakhs limit . Above 20 Lakhs then GST 18 percent . This most of the people affected mind all over India
This has to review and Must analyze GST .

[longerodds]

Abolish income tax for citizens. Tax corporates at 15%.
Add 2% surcharge on GST to compensate for IT tax loss
With more money in the hands of the public, there will be an all around spurt in economic growth
Hum bhi kush, thum bhi kush😊

[kempegowdam]

Why can't fuel prices be braught under GST madame

[jambulingams]

Well done Nirmalaji, at last u too hv decided to b positive and help poor and middle income group. Hats off to Modiji for changing hard core negative person to b positive

[nprasad]

Madam be careful, you'll be pressured to favour a few handfuls who are spending on attire.... what about swach Bharat scheme, wherein so much of money is spent

[deepakkumar-ihje]

Really it is fate of this country people to face present finance minister since her husband himself telling she is not a good finance minister of India.

[ankoo]

What about reducing gst on hybrid cars ？

[DhilnavazAbdul-bher]

Thanks for the exemption for the hostels.

[AnshumaanKumar]

It is a great step for physical registration via aadhar card verification for companies for GST registration. It will boost the business formation and overall business ease

[Somu_WHO]

Be ready for

Birth Tax
Breathe Tax
Burn Tax

[rohitkajal]

Please cover story of CGPDTM patent examiner in QCI examination scam done by NTA. This post is equivalent to IAS

[ganesan.mm.ganesan]

Nirmala ji getting minister post without pain and simply putting gst for milk can and which directly affect farm rural farmers, PM should rethink before implement for this of next election PM Modi lose his kasi constituency .