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BS GST Round Table 2017: Slabs for taxes may be reduced to three in 2-3 yrs

We are looking at three clear rates, said Manish Kumar Sinha, commissioner, CBEC

BS GST Round Table 2017: Slabs for taxes may be reduced to three in 2-3 yrs
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Prakash Kumar, CEO, GSTN; Manish Sinha, commissioner, CBEC; Pratik Jain, head-indirect tax, PwC; Rajdeep Dattagupta, CFO, Pepsico; Gagan Rai, MD & CEO, NSDL e-governance at Business Standard GST Round table in New Delhi. Photo: Sanjay K Sharma

Arup RoychoudhuryIndivjal Dhasmana New Delhi
The slabs under the goods and services tax (GST) regime may be reduced to just three from the current four over the next two to three years as the new tax system stabilises.

“We are looking at three clear rates, I will say two to three years down the line,” Manish Kumar Sinha, commissioner, Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), said at the Business Standard Round Table on the goods and services tax here on Wednesday. He, however, added that it was his opinion, and a final decision would be taken by the political leadership.

Sinha said there could