Finance Minister K N Balagopal’s claim in the state assembly that Kerala had opposed the controversial 5% GST on pre-packed, labelled food items weighing up to 25 kg at the GST Council meeting is belied by the minutes of the council meeting.
No state, including Kerala, had opposed the new tax, showed the minutes of the 47th GST Council meeting held on June 29, 2022. Amid criticism by several opposition parties, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, had earlier claimed that it was a “unanimous” decision taken by the council meeting attended by all states.
Source: a2ztaxcorp.com
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