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GST waiver on health insurance to cost Bengal Rs 900 cr annually: Mamata Banerjee

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Bardhaman, Aug 26 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the waiver of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on health insurance premiums, if implemented, will hit the state's exchequer by around Rs 900 crore annually.In a major GST rate rationalisation move, a proposal to exempt health insurance and a bulk of goods from GST is expected to come up when the GST Council meets early next month.Banerjee said it was West Bengal that …
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NewsDrum broke the news in on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
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