The 35^th GST Council Meeting was held here today under the chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. This was the first meeting of the Council after the swearing in of the new Government. The meeting was also attended by Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs Shri Anurag Thakur besides Revenue Secretary Shri Ajay Bhushan Pandey and other senior officials of the Ministry of Finance. The Council has recommended following GST rate related changes on supply of goods and services.

Electric Vehicles

On issues relating to GST concessions on electric vehicle, charger and hiring of electric vehicle, the Council recommended that the issue be examined in detail by the Fitment Committee and brought before the Council in the next meeting.

Solar Power Generating Systems and Wind Turbines

In terms of order of the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi, GST Council directed that the issue related to valuation of goods and services in a solar power generating system and wind turbine be placed before next Fitment Committee. The recommendations of the Fitment Committee would be placed before the next GST Council meeting.

Lottery

Group of Ministers (GoM) on Lottery submitted report to the Council. After deliberations on the various issues on rate of lottery, the Council recommended that certain issues relating to taxation (rates and destination principle) would require legal opinion of Learned Attorney General.

GST concessions on electric vehicles and valuation issues referred to expert committees; lottery taxation needs Attorney General legal opinion. Recommendations focused on three operative matters: GST concessions on electric vehicles and associated services were referred to the Fitment Committee for detailed examination; valuation issues for solar power generating systems and wind turbines were to be placed before the Fitment Committee for recommendation; and the Group of Ministers' report on lottery taxation highlighted rate and destination principle issues warranting a legal opinion from the Attorney General.