Which items are handicrafts? GST council to decide

Is handmade butter a handicraft item? Should wooden furniture qualify as handicrafts? The upcoming Goods and Services Tax Council meeting on January 18 may adopt a new definition of what constitutes a handicraft item as it looks to clear the air on the much-litigated issue even as the country looks to boost export of handicraft products. A committee, set up by the council, has proposed a reduction…