GST Coucil cuts tax rate on Black Fungus drug, other Covid essentials
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is chairing the 44th GST Council meeting today. The Council is expected to decide on tax relief for Covid-19 essentials and black fungus medicine, based on the reports submitted to it by GoM. It is being attended by minister of state for finance Anurag Thakur, besides finance ministers of states and Union territories and senior officers from Union government and states.
Ministry of Finance
Recommendations of 44th GST Council Meeting
Change in GST Rates on goods being used in Covid-19 relief and management
Posted On: 12 JUN 2021 3:39PM by PIB Delhi
The 44th GST Council met under the Chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman through video conferencing here today. The Council in its meeting has decided to reduce the GST rates on the specified items being used in Covid-19 relief and management till 30th September, 2021.
The meeting was also attended by Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs Shri Anurag Thakur besides Finance Ministers of States & UTs and senior officers of the Ministry of Finance & States/ UTs.
The details of recommendations are given below :
