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GST Council meet: Rollout to rule changes, decisions explained in 12 points

July 1 rollout now certain; Council eases timeline for filing of returns for July and August

Arun Jaitley,Santosh Gangwar, Arvind Subramanian
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Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley with MoS Santosh Gangwar and Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian at the17th GST Council Meeting at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi

BS Web Team New Delhi
The government would allow companies to file late returns for the first two months after the implementation of the Goods and Service Tax (GST) regime on July 1, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Sunday after a meeting of the GST Council. This would help companies adapt to the new online filing system.

GST, arguably the biggest tax reform in 70-year history of independent India, will require companies to file three online returns each month. Some industry bodies had earlier urged that the rollout of GST, scheduled for July 1, be delayed to allow companies more time to get ready.