10/01/2019
Live Updates on 32nd GST Council Meeting in New Delhi
03:56 PM: Committee set up for real estate sector to go through the issues and submit a report
03:01 PM: GST Council permits the Kerala Govt to levy 1 per cent calamity cess for 2 years to collect funds for rehabilitation
01:40 PM: 6 per cent GST rate applicable to the Composition scheme for service providers and turnover up to 50 lakh per annum.
01:18 PM: The registration threshold limit under GST increased from earlier INR 20 lakh to INR 40 lakh. Kerala & Chattisgarh given option to remain in any limit either 20 lakh or 40 lakh.
11:35 AM: GST Council increased the limit of annual turnover for composition scheme taxpayers to 1.50 Crores, effectively from 1 April 2019 under which the composition taxpayers allowed to file returns annually and pay tax on the quarterly basis.
11:00 AM: The meeting has been started at the Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi chaired by the Union finance minister Arun Jaitley and state wise finance ministers.