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GST council: No consensus, next meet on Oct 12

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New Delhi, Oct 06: A crucial meeting of the GST Council failed to reach a consensus on ways to compensate states as the panel was split on political lines over using borrowing as a tool.

Briefing reporters after a marathon meeting of the panel, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that 21 states had opted for one of the two options the Centre had previously suggested for borrowing to meet the shortfall in GST collections.

GST council: No consensus, next meet on Oct 12

But some states did not opt for any of the two options, and the Council decided for more deliberations, she said, adding the panel will meet again on October 12.

GST council meet: Rs 20,000 crore compensation cess to be dispersed to states soon, says SitharamanGST council meet: Rs 20,000 crore compensation cess to be dispersed to states soon, says Sitharaman

She said that the panel decided to extend using GST cess collections to compensate states beyond the previously agreed June 2022 timeframe.

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The panel besides easing the compliance burden of small taxpayers also exempted satellite launch services by ISRO and Antrix, Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey said.

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