GST Council defers e-Wallet by 6 months, current system of tax exemptions for exporters to continue

The 26th GST Council meeting on Saturday decided to defer the implementation of the e-Wallet scheme by six months and exporters presently availing various export promotion schemes can now continue to avail such exemptions on their imports up to October. According to a press note and in a related development which would benefit the exporters, the Council reviewed the progress in grant of refunds to…