GST Council to meet before mid-Nov; GoM report on tax casinos on agenda

The GST Council is likely to meet in the first half of November to discuss the reports of the panel of ministers on setting up GST appellate tribunal and levy of tax casinos and online gaming, an official said.

In addition, the status on the much awaited full report of the committee tasked with rationalisation of GST rates may also come up for discussion at the 48th Council meeting in Madurai.

Even if the report, which is to look at merger in GST slab that may result in prices of some goods and services going up, is presented, it is unlikely to be acted upon by the GST Council in view of high inflation.

The GoM on rate rationalisation set up on September 24, 2021 was originally due to submit its report within two months or November 2021. The panel has got subsequent extensions since then. The Council, in its last meeting in June, had given the GoM time till September to submit a full report.

The official said that the GoM on GST appellate tribunal has already submitted its report,