GST council meet in Lucknow on September 16, 17

05-Sep-2021 The Times Of India Goods And Services Tax, GST, GST Council Meeting, GST Council 672 Views

LUCKNOW: The 45th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) council will be held in Lucknow on September 16 and 17. The meeting will be attended by finance ministers of all states, including senior officials of the Centre and state governments.

The meeting will be chaired by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. On September 16, she will meet with GST officials and a day later, hold a meeting with the finance ministers. A senior government official said that a meeting with the sub-committee of the GST Council would be held where it was likely that members discuss the compensation to states due to loss of revenue in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.

"The sub-committee focuses on issues like VAT etc. This is the first time that Lucknow will be hosting this meeting," said a government spokesperson.

Source: The Times of India

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