- 55th GST Council meeting to be held on December 21 and 22 in Rajasthan
- Key agendas include health and life insurance GST exemptions, rate rationalization, and revenue implications
- Proposals include exempting GST on health insurance premiums up to Rs 5 lakh and lowering GST rates on certain commodities
- Expected additional revenue of approximately Rs 22,000 crore from proposed rate changes
- GoM on health and life insurance GST and rate rationalization to present final reports
- GST currently has a four-tier tax structure with slabs at 5, 12, 18, and 28 per cent
- Discussions on GST rate rationalization needed as average GST rate has fallen below revenue neutral rate
Source: a2ztaxcorp.com
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