<p>Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced key decisions taken in the 45th meeting of the GST Council.</p>.<p>Here are the key takeaways from the meeting:</p>.<p>* GST Council extended concessional GST rates on these drugs used in Covid treatment till December 31: Amphotericin B -nil, Remdesivir – 5%, Tocilizumab -nil, Anti-coagulants like Heparin – 5%</p>.<p>* Reduction of GST rate to 5% on seven more Covid-19 treatment drugs, till December 31, 2021.</p>.<p>* GST rate on biodiesel for blending with diesel cut from 12% to 5%.</p>.<p>* GST Council exempts national permit fee charged by states for operation of goods carriage.</p>.<p>* GST Council felt it isn't time to bring petroleum products under GST regime.</p>.<p><em><strong>More to follow...</strong></em></p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced key decisions taken in the 45th meeting of the GST Council.</p>.<p>Here are the key takeaways from the meeting:</p>.<p>* GST Council extended concessional GST rates on these drugs used in Covid treatment till December 31: Amphotericin B -nil, Remdesivir – 5%, Tocilizumab -nil, Anti-coagulants like Heparin – 5%</p>.<p>* Reduction of GST rate to 5% on seven more Covid-19 treatment drugs, till December 31, 2021.</p>.<p>* GST rate on biodiesel for blending with diesel cut from 12% to 5%.</p>.<p>* GST Council exempts national permit fee charged by states for operation of goods carriage.</p>.<p>* GST Council felt it isn't time to bring petroleum products under GST regime.</p>.<p><em><strong>More to follow...</strong></em></p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>