GST Council to discuss decriminalisation at Council meet on December 17

One of the proposals before the Council is to raise the threshold limit for launching criminal proceedings under GST for offences over Rs 20 crore

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council may discuss the decriminalisation of the GST Law in its upcoming meeting on December 17. This will include raising the threshold limits for multiple offences, said a report in the Economic Times (ET). 

The council may also discuss online gaming and the rules around it, the report added.

Under decriminalisation, the government removes penal offences from the GST Act. The law committee has reportedly finalised changes in Section 132 of the act and the changes will be discussed in the council meeting.

Section 132 of the CGST Act deals with punishment for offences