GoM on rate rationalisation to meet 1st time ahead of GST council meeting

Ahead of the GST Council meeting on September 9, the Group of Ministers (GoM) on GST rate rationalisation will meet here on Thursday, officials said. This will be the first meeting of the high profile GoM comprising ministers of seven states with Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary as the convenor. The other members of the panel are West Bengal Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya, Karnataka Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal, Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna, Goa Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho, Rajasthan Medical, and Health Services Minister Gajendra Singh. "The GoM will meet today to take stock of the progress and the future course of action," an official said. The GST Council, in its previous meeting in June, had tasked the GoM to give a broad overview of the work done or a draft report on GST rate rationalisation. It would include the status of the work and aspects covered by the panel so far and work pend
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