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GST Council, the highest decision-making body of the goods and services tax regime, on Friday decided to set up a seven-member Group of Ministers to make suggestions on Kerala’s demand for levy of a cess to raise funds for flood rehabilitation.
Briefing presspersons after the 30th meeting of the GST Council, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the panel discussed Kerala’s proposal to levy Calamity Tax, a special tax or cess to raise additional resources aimed at meeting the cost of reconstruction in Kerala in the aftermath of floods.
Since this would set a precedent, a GoM was formed to give suggestions, he said. The Council also reviewed revenue trends and the deficit of states, he said, adding state deficit this year is 13 per cent and may reduce further as consumption picks up.
GST collections in many north-eastern states is above expectations.
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