Current Affairs - Places - Discussion

The 21st meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council was held at Hyderabad International Convention Centre. The meet was headed by Finance Minister Mr.Arun Jaitley. Finance Ministers of all states attended the meet. The issues discussed in the GST Council meet were - increasing tax for luxury products, lowering tax for commonly used products like idli& dosa batter, dried tamarind, custard powder and kitchen gas lighter, operation of GSTN (GST Network), tax on khadi and handicraft items etc.