- Finance Ministry to review GST rates on digital news subscription
- Information and Broadcasting Ministry recommended reducing GST rate on digital news subscription
- Online media outlets demanding reduction in GST rate from 18% to 5%
- GST on digital news outlets needs to be reduced to maintain revenue model and quality of stories
- GST Council meeting scheduled for September 9, 2024 in New Delhi
- Printed newspapers, journals, and periodicals currently exempt from GST
- Online news subscriptions taxed at 18% under IGST Act as OIDAR services
- Online news subscriptions included in sub-category of services for supply of images, text, and information
Source: a2ztaxcorp.com
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