Recommendations of 44th GST Council Meeting - Change in GST Rates on goods being used in Covid-19 relief and management

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....ecommendations of 44th GST Council Meeting - Change in GST Rates on goods being used in Covid-19 relief and management <br>GST<br>Dated:- 12-6-2021<br><BR>The 44th GST Council met under the Chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman through video conferencing here today. The Council in its meeting has decided to reduce the GST rates on the specified items bei....

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....ng used in Covid-19 relief and management till 30th September, 2021. The meeting was also attended by Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs Shri Anurag Thakur besides Finance Ministers of States & UTs and senior officers of the Ministry of Finance & States/ UTs. The details of recommendations are given below : S. No. Description Present GST Rate GST Rate recommended by GST ....

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....Council * Medicines 1. Tocilizumab 5% Nil 2. Amphotericin B 5% Nil 3. Anti-Coagulants like Heparin 12% 5% 4. Remdesivir 12% 5% 5. Any other drug recommended by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and Dept. of Pharma (DoP) for Covid treatment Applicable Rate 5% * Oxygen, Oxygen generation equipment and related medical devices 1. Medical Grade Oxygen 12% 5% 2. ....

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.... Oxygen Concentrator/ Generator, including personal imports thereof 12% 5% 3. Ventilators 12% 5% 4. Ventilator masks / canula / helmet 12% 5% 5. BiPAP Machine 12% 5% 6. High flow nasal canula (HFNC) device 12% 5% * Testing Kits and Machines 1. Covid Testing Kits 12% 5% 2. Specified Inflammatory Diagnostic Kits, namely D-Dimer, IL-6, Ferritin and LDH 12% 5% * Other Cov....

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....id-19 related relief material 1. Pulse Oximeters, incl personal imports thereof 12% 5% 2. Hand Sanitizer 18% 5% 3. Temperature check equipment 18% 5% 4. Gas/Electric/other furnaces for crematorium, including their installation, etc. 18% 5% 5. Ambulances 28% 12% These rate reductions/exemptions shall remain in force upto 30th September 2021. *****<BR> News - Press release - PI....

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