New Delhi: Federal indirect tax body, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Friday extended tax concessions on a host of imported medical supplies by two more months till end of August and decided to set up a ministerial group to examine demands for tax relief on locally produced covid related medical supplies, union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said at a briefing.The Council also decided to continue for another year the borrowing arrangement to meet the GST compensation requirement of states.
The macro estimate is that the Centre may have to borrow ₹1.58 trillion to meet the GST compensation requirement as the funds collected as GST cess on items like cars and aerated drinks may not be sufficient for this.The Council also.