30th GST Council Meeting raises GST Tax Rate for Kerala Flood Relief Fund

The top-level authoritative body to regulate and address issues worried about the GST, i.e. the GST council has dependably concocted and legitimately executed a few libertarian changes in their past meetings.

• The important changes presented in the before GST meetings that were expected to make GST structure more easy to understand incorporate 

• Quarterly GST return filing model and 

• The arrangement of exceptions on different administrations offered by the substances having GST registration under the composition scheme; 

Besides, there are numerous others. 

As ever, the GST Council has by and by turned out with its populist plan in its 30th meeting that was led by our regarded fund serve Arun Jaitley by means of video-conferencing on 28th September 2018.

• What is so extraordinary about the 30th GST Council meeting is its humanitarian measures for the surge casualties of Kerala. 
  

• The council has forced an extraordinary "rehabilitation cess" on some particular things keeping in mind the end goal to source the funds proposed to stretch out relief to the surge assaulted Kerala residents. 
  

#1. For What Reason Is The Rehabilitation Cess has been introduced By The Gst Council? 

• ·         As everybody realizes that the State of Kerala is severely hit because of the tempestuous surges, and the focal government is genuinely broadening various relief measures for the surge casualties.
  

• ·         The surge relief program was the point of convergence of exchange amid this GST Council meeting.
  

• ·         In an offer to raise extra funds for undertaking the catastrophe relief program, the GST Council has now forced a different cess on particular wares under GST. 
  

•           This is exclusively intended to raise funds for rehabilitation of the surge casualties.
  

•         The legislature of Kerala has respected the proposal for extra cess on GST of the Finance Minister. 
  

#2. What reforms Have Been introduced In The GST Rates Of Various items? 

Accordingly, no adjustments have been made as respects the GST Registration and rates of different items. Besides, the council has just brought into impact some rate cuts on many goods in the 28th GST council meeting.

#3. What Decision Has Been Taken in respect of Gst On Petrol & Diesel?

The matter of incorporation of petroleum and diesel under the GST ambit is still on hold and no choice has been taken in such manner.

#4. By What Means has been The Disaster Relief Goods Be considered in GST?

The government has been eager to aid the catastrophe casualties of Kerala. Consequently, the products and administrations rendered with the sole point of calamity relief will be exempted from GST.