<h1>Will Section 171 NAA be revived to ensure GST rate cuts benefit all consumers, not a favoured few?</h1> An opposition party communications official queried whether the National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA), created under Section 171 of the Central GST Act to ensure GST rate cuts are passed to consumers, will be revived after a government notification dated September 30, 2024, effectively abolishing the NAA from April 1, 2025. The question arises as the GST Council has rationalised rates by removing the 12% and 28% slabs and announced cuts on mass-consumption items effective September 22; the official asked how it will be ensured that the benefits do not accrue only to a favoured few.