Consensus 'intact' in GST Council despite Sushil Modi, Mitra differences

Differences pertain to past and now almost defunct empowered committee of state FMs

There have always been differences on political lines in the GST Council, but that has not come in the way of building a consensus on various decisions, be it the rate cuts or simplifying the procedures. Differences aired by Bihar Finance Minister Sushil Modi and his West Bengal counterpart Amit Mitra may not turn out to be an exception to this.

The differences between the two were on now an almost defunct empowered committee of state finance ministers and what happened in the past when the GST was being debated. Mitra also criticised the hasty implementation of GST which he