<p>Jaisalmer: The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/gst">GST</a> Council has decided to set up a GoM (group of ministers) to look into the demand for a 1 per cent calamity cess on certain luxury goods by <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/andhra-pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a> to raise resources to mitigate natural disaster.</p>.<p>Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav said that there was a consensus that a GoM be formed.</p>.<p>"The cess will be on luxury items and state specific levy," Keshav said.</p>.<p>In September-October, Andhra Pradesh was hit by floods.</p>.People's concerns over natural disasters growing in recent years: PM Modi.<p>"To give us a leverage to come back to normalcy, we have suggested a 1 per cent cess. There was a general consensus to set up GoM," Keshav said.</p>.<p>The GST law provides for levy of special taxes for a specified period to raise additional resources during any natural calamity or disaster.</p>.<p>Earlier in 2018, the GST Council had decided to set up a GoM to look into similar demand made by Kerala.</p>.<p>The GoM in January 2019 decided to approve the levy of 1 per cent 'calamity cess' by Kerala for a period of two years to fund rehabilitation work in the state hit by floods. The goods and services that faced the 1 per cent cess were decided by Kerala.</p>
<p>Jaisalmer: The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/gst">GST</a> Council has decided to set up a GoM (group of ministers) to look into the demand for a 1 per cent calamity cess on certain luxury goods by <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/andhra-pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a> to raise resources to mitigate natural disaster.</p>.<p>Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav said that there was a consensus that a GoM be formed.</p>.<p>"The cess will be on luxury items and state specific levy," Keshav said.</p>.<p>In September-October, Andhra Pradesh was hit by floods.</p>.People's concerns over natural disasters growing in recent years: PM Modi.<p>"To give us a leverage to come back to normalcy, we have suggested a 1 per cent cess. There was a general consensus to set up GoM," Keshav said.</p>.<p>The GST law provides for levy of special taxes for a specified period to raise additional resources during any natural calamity or disaster.</p>.<p>Earlier in 2018, the GST Council had decided to set up a GoM to look into similar demand made by Kerala.</p>.<p>The GoM in January 2019 decided to approve the levy of 1 per cent 'calamity cess' by Kerala for a period of two years to fund rehabilitation work in the state hit by floods. The goods and services that faced the 1 per cent cess were decided by Kerala.</p>