GST exemption on domestic supplies, commercial imports of Covid drugs to make them costlier: FM

NEW DELHI: Finance minister  Nirmala Sitharaman  on Sunday said  GST  exemption to domestic supplies and commercial import of Covid drugs, vaccines and oxygen concentrators would make these items costlier for consumers as manufacturers would not be able to offset the taxes paid on inputs.  Currently, domestic supplies and commercial imports of vaccines attract a 5 per cent…