<h1>GST Council Reviews Revenue Trends, Compliance Strategies, and IT Initiatives; Discusses State Successes and Future Tax Base Expansion.</h1> A presentation to the GST Council addressed revenue trends, rate structures, and state compensation needs since GST's inception. Discussions included voluntary compliance, tax base expansion, return filing improvements, and rate rationalization. Automation initiatives like e-invoicing, a new return system, and QR codes were considered. The states of Uttar Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir shared their successful GST collection strategies. The Council provided guidance on exemption impact analysis, tax base evaluation, and compliance measures, emphasizing the swift implementation of IT initiatives to meet revenue demands.