Four-tier GST rates ensure transparency, will aid in growth of biz: Experts

Healthcare and educational services are exempted from the purview of the GST

In a move which is expected to bring prices down from the current levels, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Friday decided on a four-slab tax rate for services along with the novel concept of input credit for goods used.

The Council concluded its two-day meeting here with the decision to apply the same four tax rate slabs for services as for goods, exempting, however, healthcare and educational services from the purview of the GST.

However, no consensus could be reached on the rate to apply on gold as well as on beedi, and the Council will meet again on