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44th meeting of GST Council
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- 44th meeting of Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council was chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on June 12, 2021.
- GST Council has accepted recommendations of Group of Ministers (GoM) which was set up to look on tax relief on Covid-19 medical supplies.
- Several changes in GST rate have been made.
- This would be applicable till September 30, 2021.
- GST rate for ambulances has been reduced from 28 percent to 12 percent.
- GST rate for COVID-19 testing kits, medical-grade oxygen and ventilator have been reduced from 12 percent to 5 percent.
- Rate on hand sanitisers has been reduced from 18 percent to 5 percent.
- For temperature check equipment, rate was reduced from 18 percent to 5 percent.
- 5% GST tax will be applicable on pulse oximeters, including personal imports, from earlier 12 percent.
- On specified inflammatory diagnostic kits was reduced from 12 percent to 5 percent.
- GST rates on gas or electric or other furnaces used in crematorium including the installation charges has been reduced to 5% from 18%.
- No GST rate would be imposed on Covid-19 related drugs including Tocilizumab and Amphotericin B.
- Earlier it was kept at 5 percent.
- GST rates on anticoagulants such as Heparin and Remdesivir have been cut to 5 percent from 12 percent.
- 5% tax would be applied on ventilator masks or cannula or helmets.
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