Sitharaman writes to state FMs, thanks them for role in GST overhaul
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Dated:- 6-9-2025
PTI
New Delhi, Sep 6 (PTI) In a gesture underscoring the spirit of cooperative federalism, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has written to finance ministers of all states, expressing gratitude for their support and active role in helping implement the landmark overhaul of the goods and services tax (GST) regime.
In an interview with PTI, Sitharaman said states made their view on the proposal to rejig tax rates but ultimately agreed that it was for the benefit of the common man, an argument that helped reach a unanimous decision at the GST Council meeting earlier this week.
The overhaul, which will from September 22 see rates of
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s: 5 per cent for common use goods and 18 per cent for everything else, and doing away with 12 and 28 per cent slabs, the GST Council took a unanimous decision for the GST rejig.
The panel was to meet for two days starting September 3 to discuss the proposal made by the Centre but ended up approving it on the very first day after a marathon daylong meeting.
“So the sense of the house was, this is a proposal which is going to undoubtedly benefit the common man. There is no point in standing against it… Ultimately everybody came together for a good cause, and I'm truly very grateful,” Sitharaman said.
The minister said states were always in favour of rate reduction and their only concern was with regard to their revenue implications p
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