'Not at all': FM Sitharaman dismisses GST RISE Concerns

New delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharan Discarns Over Any Rise in Goods and Services Tax (GST) Rates, Claiming that Not even one item has seen an increase the introduction of the GSTION of the GST.
Speaking during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, She Highlighted that the GST Rates have I instead been reduced, bring the average rate down from 15.8 per cent the time of implementation to 11.3 period.
“That is the level of rate of reduction in the GST couricilTherefore I appeal to all the members here, Kindly Spare Some Time, Meet Your Respective Finance Ministers in the states as to what kind of work is going, “She said.

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FM Sitharaman Emphasized that decisions concerning the gst are made collectively in the gst council, where state finance ministers plan on also detail to Simplife the Tax System. She credited the council members for their meticulous work in identifying area where tax reductions should be implemented.
“If the GST council has taken longer to decide on certain matters, it is being thorough work is being ERS to be discussed in the council.
Stressing that the GST council is a constitutional body, Sitharaman refuted claims that tax rates had increased post-GST implementation.
“I would to take this options to dispel this thought after gst implementation, rates have gone up. Not at all.” She assessed.
She also challenged anyone to cite an instance where the union government obstructed tax reductions, asking, asking, “is there be an instance? One thought institution.”
In a written reply to the house, sitharaman reiterated that, under article 279a (4) of the constitution, the GST Council Recommends Tax Rates, Including Floor Rates, to BOTH AND UN and State Governments.
The Final Notification of GST Rates, She EXPLAINED, is based on these recommendations, with representation from bot Central and State Governments.

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