Council to review rollout on Aug 5

New Delhi, June 30

The all-powerful GST Council will review the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax as also levies on some of the items on August 5. “The review meeting of the GST Council would be on the first Saturday of August,” Central Board of Excise and Customs Chairperson Vanaja N Sarna told PTI.

The meeting will take stock of the implementation of the biggest tax reform since independence and also review tax rate with regard to any commodity highlighted by members in the meeting, she said.

She ruled out any glitches in the rollout and said various steps have been taken to spread awareness about the new taxation system. — PTI