The Goods and Services Tax Council meeting on Friday, the first physical meeting in more than 20 months, will deliberate on levying the Covid cess on pharmaceuticals and the power sector for intra-state supplies in Sikkim besides extending the states compensation period beyond 2022.
The meeting, being held in Lucknow, may take up notifying a common comprehensive e-portal gst.gov.in for registration, paying tax, and filing returns. Chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the 45th Council meeting will be the first one taking place outside New Delhi in two years.
The Group of Ministers (GoM), led by Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj