37th GST Council Meeting Updates on Return Filing & Slab Rate

The 37th GST council meeting has been conducted in Goa. The GST council meeting has gone through all the pending matters of the return filing, refund, new filing system, automobile industry and hotel industry for their betterment.

There are some of the products on which the GST rates have been reduced and various other measurements taken to completely clarify the GST

Final Decisions Taken in 37th GST Council Meeting

There are a lot of decisions which have been taken by the GST council meeting chairperson union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. A host of these decisions have been given here below via the means of pdf:

Now the meeting has been concluded and therefore here we are updating you as per recommendations and decisions by the union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman directly to the portal.

GST Slab Rate Changes by GST Council Members

Here is a list of principle rate revisions passed by GST Council. The rates have been decided as per the request of the industries. Here we have mentioned all the products & services on which the GST council have reduced or increased the GST rate.

Check out all the items on which the GST rates and cess have been reduced or increased:

GST Rate Revision effective from 1 October 2019

ItemCurrent RateNew Rate
Leaves and bark, Plates and Cups Made of Flowers5%Nil
Caffeinated Beverages18%28%+12% cess
Supplies of Railways wagons & coaches (without refund of accumulated ITC)5%12%
Outdoor Catering (without ITC)18%5%
Diamond Job work5%1.50%
Other Job work18%12%
Hotels (Room Tariff of Rs.7501 or above)28%18%
Hotels (Room Tariff from Rs 1,001 to Rs 7,500)18%12%
Woven/ Non-woven Polyethylene Packaging bags18%12%
Marine fuel18%5%
Almond Milk18%
Slide fasteners18%12%
Wet grinders (consisting of stone as a grinder)12%5%
Dried Tamarind5%Nil
Semi-precious stones- cut & polished3%0.25%
Specified goods for petroleum operation under HELP*Applicable Rate5%

*Hydrocarbon Exploration Licensing Policy

ItemCurrent RateNew Rate
Cess on Petrol Motor Vehicles (Capacity of 10-13 passengers)15%1%
Cess on Diesel Motor Vehicles (Capacity of 10-13 passengers)15%3%
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    • SAG Infotech

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