Centre, states divided on who will control GST

Jaitley, state FMs to meet on Nov 20 for political solution

A day after reaching a consensus on tax rates, the GST Council on Friday failed to arrive at an agreement over the crucial issue of administrative control over assessees under the new indirect tax regime.

“No decision was taken,” Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told reporters after the meeting.

He said clear guidelines on complex and contentious issue will be required. Therefore, further discussion is required on the matter. The finance ministers will have an informal meeting on November 20 to discuss it and have a political solution on the matter. The November 20 meeting will not be of