GST Council sets up GoM to review 18 per cent GST on health, life insurance
New Delhi: A Group of Ministers (GoM) has been assigned to review the GST rates applicable to medical insurance and submit a report by the end of October 2024. This report will be crucial for the GST Council’s meeting scheduled for November, where final decisions on this matter will be made.
“There were a lot of discussions about whether we should reduce the rate or exempt it, whom should we exempt and whom should not, what happens to group insurance; are we going to carve out only for senior citizens, will this not complicate the implementation?” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told reporters after hours-long GST Council meeting held on Monday, news agency PTI reported.
A lot of issues were brought up for further discussion today in the GST Council, Sitharaman said, adding that which is why they felt it should go through a rigorous looking into by the GoM.
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It will be the rate rationalisation GoM headed by the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar but with newer members added for this limited purpose.
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