Business Standard

Monday, December 23, 2024 | 07:47 AM ISTEN Hindi

Notification Icon
userprofile IconSearch

Another sop story

GST Council's relief to MSMEs is welcome

GST collection: Couple of highs, but way short of Rs 12 trillion target
Premium

Business Standard Editorial Comment New Delhi
The Goods and Services Tax Council, the apex body with representation from the Centre and all states, announced a series of sops for taxpayers on Thursday. The prime beneficiaries are the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), as the GST Council has doubled the exemption limit to Rs 40 lakh annual turnover. For the Northeastern and hilly states, this exemption limit has been increased from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh. The Council has also significantly altered the composition scheme, which allows businesses to pay tax at a concessional rate, and makes GST compliance easier. The Council has decided

What you get on BS Premium?

  • Unlock 30+ premium stories daily hand-picked by our editors, across devices on browser and app.
  • Pick your 5 favourite companies, get a daily email with all news updates on them.
  • Full access to our intuitive epaper - clip, save, share articles from any device; newspaper archives from 2006.
  • Preferential invites to Business Standard events.
  • Curated newsletters on markets, personal finance, policy & politics, start-ups, technology, and more.
VIEW ALL FAQs

Need More Information - write to us at assist@bsmail.in