GST Council Meet Starts with Focus on Ease of Doing Business, ITC Overhaul and Decriminalisation on Agenda
- The 57th GST Council meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, began in New Delhi with process reforms as its main focus rather than broad rate changes.
- The Council is considering changes to registration, returns, refunds, input tax credit, dispute resolution and enforcement, including possible limits on GST officers’ arrest powers.
- Proposals include raising the criminal-prosecution threshold from Rs 1 crore to Rs 5 crore and removing criminal liability for some offences, although some states oppose restricting arrest powers.
- The agenda includes faster refunds, invoice matching, simpler e-commerce registration and broader input-tax-credit access, with final decisions pending.
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