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The 42nd GST Council meeting first took place on 5th October 2020. The meeting was held for the states to finalise one of two options given to them by the GST council, to meet the compensation cess shortfall. The 42nd GST Council meeting finally took place in New Delhi on 5th October 2020. The meeting chaired the finance […]

The 41st GST Council met under the Chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman via video conferencing today i.e. 27th day of August, 2020. Shri Anurag Thakur and Finance Ministers of States & UTs and Senior officers from Union Government & States were present. Download original PDF of 41st GST Council

40th GST Council meeting was held on Friday, 12th June 2020 via video conferencing. 40th GST Council meeting chaired by the Union FM Nirmala Sitharaman and made important announcements on GST return late fee waiver, reduced interest rate further being extended on account of COVID-19 crisis. Download original PDF of 40th GST Council Meeting minutes Watch analytical

The 39th GST Council meeting held on Saturday, March 14, 2020, at New Delhi and chaired by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took decisions on several crucial issues under GST, including deferment of e-invoice and new returns. The due date of filing an annual return and reconciliation statement for Financial Year (‘FY’) 2018-2019 has

The much-awaited 38th GST Council Meeting was held on 18th December 2019. The Minister for Finance chaired the GST Council. Attendees of the meeting included Minister of State for Finance, Anurag Thakur along with other senior officers, finance ministers of states and union territories. The GST Council Meeting discussed on GST rate changes, changes to

The article provides for an insight with respect to GST updates made on account of various announcements made by GST Council in its 37th meeting held on 20.09.2019. The amendments/changes are made by issuing various Notifications on 30.09.2019 and 09.10.2019. Download original PDF of 37th GST Council Meeting Minutes Watch analytical discussion of 37th GST

36th GST council meeting happened via video conference on Saturday (27th July 2019) after a deferment by two days. The meeting was primarily called to decide GST rate cut on electric vehicles that are currently taxed at 12%. Download original PDF of 36th GST Council Meeting Minutes Watch analytical discussion of 36th GST Council Meeting minutes

The  35th GST Council meeting was held on 21 June 2019 at New Delhi to address some crucial issues and provide their recommendations. Following are key highlights of the GST Council Meeting : Download original PDF of 35th GST Council Meeting Minutes Watch analytical discussion of 35th GST Council Meeting minutes

The 34th GST Council Meeting was held on March 19th, 2019 in New Delhi. Arun Jaitley, the Finance Minister of India, chaired the council meeting so as to examine and pass previously announced notifications. It was ensured that new schemes or rate cuts are not announced in the meeting. The main topic of discussion for

33rd GST Council meeting happened on 24th February 2019 (Sunday) –The Council meeting came to an end after heavy theatrics. The Council was initially supposed to meet on the 20th Feb 2019 via video conferencing but was later deferred to 24th Feb 2019 to meet at Delhi, post the refusal by some state FMs. Download original PDF