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GST Council to Reconvene in Early July to Discuss Compensation Cess Merger

Officials are gathering stakeholder feedback to inform proposals on merging the compensation cess with base GST rates.

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Overview

  • The Goods and Services Tax Council has scheduled its first meeting since December for early July ahead of Parliament’s Monsoon Session.
  • Ministers are set to debate phasing out the compensation cess by March 2026 and integrating it into existing GST slabs.
  • States’ revenue concerns over high-ticket items like automobiles and tobacco have prompted calls to raise the 40 percent GST rate cap.
  • A proposed taskforce of state and central officials could steer broader rate rationalisation and simplification of the GST framework.
  • Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will meet Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs officials on June 20 to collect further administrative and industry insights.