GST Council Meeting Highlights: Swiggy, Zomato to pay GST on restaurant service supplied through them, says FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the GST Council has extended concessional GST rates on drugs used in Covid treatment till December 31. The Finance Minister addressed the media after the 45th GST Council meeting, in Lucknow.

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Key takeaways from 45th GST Council meeting

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced key decisions taken in the 45th meeting of the GST Council. Here are the key takeaways from the meeting.

E-commerce operators Swiggy, Zomato to pay GST on restaurant service supplied through them; tax to be charged at point of delivery: FM

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FM Sitharaman said a group of state ministers (GoM) to look at rate rationalisation related issues, make recommendations in 2 months

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Cess has to be collected beyond July 2022 for the specific purpose of repayment of loans taken. This cess collection has to go on till March 2026, based on the financial statements worked out now: FM

Revenue neutral position which was 15.5% at time of introduction of GST has steadily come down to around 11.6%, this was discussed today: FM

Detailed financial statements have been worked out, based on which we learn that cess will have to be collected till March 2026, purely to pay back loans taken between 2020-21 & 2021-22: FM

For the total amount to be borrowed this year, Rs 75,000 crore is already paid upfront to the States. For this as well as amount borrowed last year, we discussed how long the cess will have to be collected and paid to pay back the loans: FM

States have been given a complete picture of position of GST compensation being given since introduction of GST and even after Covid-19, and also the picture of what it is going to be in future: FM

Revenue neutral position which was 15.5% at time of introduction of GST has steadily come down to around 11.6%, this was discussed today: FM

IGST payable on import of aircraft or other goods imported on lease shall now be exempted from double taxation: FM

GST on Railway parts and locomotives and other rail parts under Chapter 86 to be increased from 12% to 18% to correct inverted duty structure: FM

GST Council agrees to correct inverted duty structure on footwear and textiles from Jan 1, 2022: FM

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Council felt it wasn't time to bring petroleum products including petrol, diesel, and aviation turbine fuel under the ambit of GST: FM

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GST on retro-fitment kits for vehicles used by Divyang/Persons with Disabilities reduced to 5%: FM

GST rate on fortified rice kernels which can be used in schemes like Integrated Child Development Services Scheme has been reduced from 18% to 5%: FM

GST rates on pens made uniform to 18%: FM

I am giving the names of two because those two are very expensive drugs - Zolgensma and Viltepso. These two are very important drugs which cost something like Rs 16 crores. So the council has decided to grant exemption from GST for these 2: FM

Drugs that are suggested by the Ministry of Health for treating muscular atrophy, on the recommendation of Health Ministry and Dept of Pharmaceuticals, are also exempted for IGST on import for personal use: FM Nirmala Sitharaman after 45th GST Council meeting, in Lucknow

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Concessional GST rates on Covid drugs extended till December 31: FM

Training programmes wholly funded by state/central govts exempted from GST: FM

GST rate on bio-diesel reduced from 12% to 5%: FM

GST council grants tax exemption to two non-Covid-19 drugs: FM

Long-pending, people-friendly decisions taken: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman briefs media on GST council meeting

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