Archive · 30 Aug 2026
GST Council to Meet After Yearlong Gap on September 12
The GST Council is a group that helps decide India’s goods and services taxes.
It is scheduled to meet in New Delhi on September 12.
Government officers will meet one day earlier to prepare.
The Council has not met for more than a year.
Experts say the Council should make tax rules more certain and easier to follow.
They also want it to address disputes and input tax credit issues.
Another suggested topic is what should happen to the compensation cess.
The Council may also discuss simpler registration for some large businesses.
The 57th GST Council meeting is scheduled for September 12 in New Delhi.
A meeting of government officers is planned for September 11.
The Council has not met for more than a year, according to the report.
Experts have urged action on litigation, input tax credit, compensation cess and tax certainty.
The previous meeting reduced four GST slabs to 5% and 18%, with a 40% rate for sin and ultra-luxury goods.
- Who
- The GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will meet.
- What
- The Council will hold its 57th meeting after a gap of more than a year.
- When
- The main meeting is scheduled for September 12, with an officers’ meeting on September 11.
- Where
- New Delhi.
- Why
- The meeting is expected to consider tax certainty, litigation, input tax credit, compensation cess and simplified business registration.
- Meeting
- 57th GST Council meeting
- Main meeting date
- September 12
- Officers’ meeting
- September 11
- Location
- New Delhi
- Previous GST structure
- Four slabs: 5%, 12%, 18% and 28%
- New GST structure
- 5% and 18% slabs, plus a 40% rate for ultra-luxury and sin goods
- Suggested business reform
- Simplified GST registration for businesses with monthly tax credit above Rs 2.5 lakh