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In a significant development for India's taxation landscape, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Tuesday that the GST Council is close to finalizing its decision on rationalizing GST rates. The move aims to simplify the existing tax structure, with the possibility of fewer and lower tax slabs on the horizon. FM Sitharaman emphasized that the work onsimplifying and rationalizing GST rates has been ongoing for nearly three years. "The work is almost complete," she stated, adding that
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FAQ :
The GST Council is close to finalising a decision to simplify the Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure by reducing the number of tax slabs and potentially lowering tax rates.
The work on simplifying and rationalising GST rates has been ongoing for nearly three years.
India currently operates under a four-tier GST system with tax slabs at 5%, 12%, 18%, and 28%.
Fewer GST slabs could simplify tax compliance for businesses, and lower rates may lead to reduced prices for consumers, especially on essential goods.
Yes, the Finance Minister reiterated that India's economic fundamentals are strong and dismissed concerns of a structural slowdown.
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