Press Release

Press Release, dt. 12-6-2020

40th Meeting of the GST Council--Law and Procedure Related Changes

The 40th GST Council met under the Chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman through video conferencing here today. The meeting was also attended by Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs Shri Anurag Thakur besides Finance Ministers of States & UTs and senior officers of the Ministry of Finance& States/UTs.

The GST Council has made the following recommendations on Law & Procedures changes.

1. Measures for Trade facilitation:

(a) Reduction in Late Fee for past Returns: