Digital push to tax cut, here's what to expect from GST Council's key meet

Most items in the highest tax slab of 28% could be moved to lower brackets with only 62 items likely to remain in the slab.

The Goods and Service Tax (GST)Council, the top decision-making body for the new indirecttax regime, is set to amend some rules when it meets on Thursday in Guwahati. In its latest attempt to make it easier for businesses to comply with the tax law, the GST Council will aim to incentivise digital payments and might move a major chunk of items from the top 28% tax slab. The meeting, on Thursday and Friday, is being attended by 24 states and is the 23rd such meeting of the council.

As many as 165 such items could be moved to the 18 per