GST Council to meet officials from 6 key sectors today

GST Council headed by the Finance Minister will meet in New Delhi today. Official sources said the council will meet the representatives of six crucial sectors, including IT, telecom, banking and insurance, to assess the implementation hurdles under the new GST regime. During the meeting presentation will



also be made by the representatives of Civil Aviation and Railways.

The two day GST Council among other things will deliberate on the issue of jurisdiction of assessees in the new regime. This will be the eighth meeting of the Council since it met for the first time on September 22, 2016.