GST Council likely to meet in Dec, may take up report on e-game tax

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting is now expected to take place in December, and the panel may decide on taxing online games, decriminalising certain offences, and setting up an appellate tribunal, a senior official told Business Standard.

The official said there were discussions on holding the meeting in November, but it was felt that it should be held after the upcoming state Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. Earlier, the Council meeting was expected to be held in August in Madurai.

Notably, this will be new Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra’s first GST Council meeting. He will take charge