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Understanding the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council Meetings

Goods and Services Tax : This article explains the role and powers of the GST Council in shaping tax policy. It highlights how its decisions directly affec...

February 6, 2026 615 Views 0 comment Print

GST दरों में बड़ा सुधार: 56वीं बैठक के ऐतिहासिक कदम

Goods and Services Tax : जीएसटी परिषद की 56वीं बैठक में ज़रूरी वस्तुओं, ऑटो...

September 5, 2025 6618 Views 0 comment Print

Recommendations of 56th Meeting of GST Council for Paper Sector

Goods and Services Tax : The GST Council proposes new rates for the paper sector. GST is eliminated on notebook paper, reduced on pulp, and increased on ot...

September 5, 2025 2394 Views 0 comment Print

Recommendations of 56th Meeting of GST Council for Education Sector

Goods and Services Tax : The GST Council has proposed reducing or removing GST on educational items. Erasers, notebooks, pencils, and maps would become tax...

September 5, 2025 639 Views 0 comment Print

Day to Day Consumer Products: Decisions of 56th GST Council Meeting

Goods and Services Tax : GST rates on a variety of daily use products will be reduced from 12% and 18% to 5%. This includes household goods, personal care ...

September 5, 2025 744 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


FAQs 1 on decisions of 56th GST Council Meeting

Goods and Services Tax : Key FAQs on GST rate changes from the 56th GST Council, covering goods, services, vehicles, and exemptions effective from 22 Septe...

September 4, 2025 15627 Views 2 comments Print

Recommendations of the 55th Meeting of the GST Council

Goods and Services Tax : 55th GST Council meeting recommends tax reductions, exemptions, and compliance measures, including lower GST on fortified rice ker...

December 22, 2024 11271 Views 2 comments Print

GST Council Newsletter August 2024

Goods and Services Tax : The Second National Conference of GST Enforcement Chiefs focused on addressing fake registrations and enhancing compliance through...

October 24, 2024 1446 Views 0 comment Print

Recommendations during 54th meeting of GST Council

Goods and Services Tax : Explore the key recommendations made by the GST Council during its 54th meeting, including changes in GST rates, GoM formations, a...

September 10, 2024 14538 Views 0 comment Print

GST Council Newsletter July 2024

Goods and Services Tax : Key GST updates: CGST amendments in Budget 2024, Circulars on officer reassignment, recovery guidelines, and service taxability cl...

August 20, 2024 1800 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


C-Forms Cannot Be Denied for ENA Supply Since GST Council Deferred Tax Decision: Madras HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court held that manufacturers of alcoholic liquor cannot be denied C-Forms for inter-State ENA purchases because t...

May 16, 2026 213 Views 0 comment Print

18% GST on Samosa & Kachori: HC Dismisses Petition & directs to approach Appellate Authority

Goods and Services Tax : Rajasthan HC dismisses petition challenging 18% GST on samosa and kachori, directs Sodhani Sweets to approach the Appellate Author...

August 16, 2024 7890 Views 0 comment Print

GST Council’s Recommendations Must Be Considered: Jharkhand HC

Goods and Services Tax : Jharkhand High Court disposes of B D Enterprises' petition against GST Input Tax Credit time limits, aligning with the 53rd GST Co...

August 13, 2024 999 Views 0 comment Print

GST Council Can Recommend Rates, But Can’t Determine Classification: HC Allows Petition Challenging Flavoured Milk Classification

Goods and Services Tax : Madras HC rules on GST for flavoured milk in Parle Agro case. Key verdict on classification; implications for businesses....

November 17, 2023 3141 Views 0 comment Print

Recommendations of GST Council not binding on Union & States: SC

Goods and Services Tax : SC held that recommendations of the GST Council are not binding on the Union and States. It held that Recommendations of the GST C...

May 21, 2022 21327 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Notification No. 02/2025-Compensation Cess (Rate), Dated: 17th September, 2025

Goods and Services Tax : The Ministry of Finance has reduced the Compensation Cess rate to Nil for several items, effective September 22, 2025, per a new n...

September 17, 2025 11382 Views 0 comment Print

56th GST Council Meeting Scheduled for Sept 2025

Goods and Services Tax : The 56th GST Council Meeting will be held in New Delhi on September 3rd and 4th, 2025, with a preceding officers' meeting on Septe...

August 22, 2025 2511 Views 0 comment Print

GoM on Compensation Cess: Composition Updated

Goods and Services Tax : Office Memorandum details updated GoM composition for Restructuring Compensation Cess, led by Union Minister of State for Finance....

June 10, 2025 867 Views 0 comment Print

GST Council Modifies Life & Health Insurance GoM

Goods and Services Tax : The GST Council Secretariat has updated the composition of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Life and Health Insurance, effective Ju...

June 2, 2025 750 Views 0 comment Print

GST Council Forms GoM on Disaster Cess Implementation

Goods and Services Tax : A Group of Ministers (GoM) is set up to evaluate the feasibility of a special cess under GST for disaster relief and recommend a u...

March 3, 2025 2169 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Posts in GST Council

C-Forms Cannot Be Denied for ENA Supply Since GST Council Deferred Tax Decision: Madras HC

May 16, 2026 213 Views 0 comment Print

The Madras High Court held that manufacturers of alcoholic liquor cannot be denied C-Forms for inter-State ENA purchases because the GST Council had consciously maintained status quo on ENA taxation. The Court ruled that GST indecision cannot obstruct the right to trade.

Understanding the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council Meetings

February 6, 2026 615 Views 0 comment Print

This article explains the role and powers of the GST Council in shaping tax policy. It highlights how its decisions directly affect prices, compliance, and businesses.

Notification No. 02/2025-Compensation Cess (Rate), Dated: 17th September, 2025

September 17, 2025 11382 Views 0 comment Print

The Ministry of Finance has reduced the Compensation Cess rate to Nil for several items, effective September 22, 2025, per a new notification.

GST दरों में बड़ा सुधार: 56वीं बैठक के ऐतिहासिक कदम

September 5, 2025 6618 Views 0 comment Print

जीएसटी परिषद की 56वीं बैठक में ज़रूरी वस्तुओं, ऑटोमोबाइल और अन्य पर कर दरों को सरल बनाया गया है। जानें कि ये ऐतिहासिक सुधार कीमतों और अर्थव्यवस्था को कैसे प्रभावित करेंगे।

Recommendations of 56th Meeting of GST Council for Paper Sector

September 5, 2025 2394 Views 0 comment Print

The GST Council proposes new rates for the paper sector. GST is eliminated on notebook paper, reduced on pulp, and increased on other paper types.

Recommendations of 56th Meeting of GST Council for Education Sector

September 5, 2025 639 Views 0 comment Print

The GST Council has proposed reducing or removing GST on educational items. Erasers, notebooks, pencils, and maps would become tax-exempt.

Day to Day Consumer Products: Decisions of 56th GST Council Meeting

September 5, 2025 744 Views 0 comment Print

GST rates on a variety of daily use products will be reduced from 12% and 18% to 5%. This includes household goods, personal care items, and bicycles.

Transportation or Automobile Sector: 56th GST Council Meeting decisions

September 5, 2025 915 Views 0 comment Print

GST rates on vehicles are being revised. Smaller cars, bikes, and commercial vehicles will see a reduction from 28% to 18%, while luxury vehicles increase.

GST Rate Changes on Passenger Bus Services – 56th GST Council Meeting

September 5, 2025 15327 Views 1 comment Print

Learn about the GST rate changes on passenger bus services and motor vehicle rentals, effective from September 22, 2025. Understand the new dual-rate structure.

Recommendations of 56th Meeting of GST Council for Textile Sector

September 5, 2025 1170 Views 0 comment Print

GST Council has revised the GST rates for various goods within the textile sector in its 56th GST Council Meeting. A wide range of textile products, including sewing threads, synthetic yarns, felt, nonwovens, carpets, and technical textiles, have seen their tax rate reduced from 12% to 5%. Additionally, certain synthetic and artificial staple fibers and […]

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