Avoiding breakdown: On GST council meeting

After a gap of over seven months, the  GST Council will now meet on May 28 , Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced last Saturday. That the Council, expected to meet every quarter, has taken possibly the longest pause in its functioning does not set a good precedent. Given the acrimony that transpired in its last few meetings over how the States’ GST compensation dues for the pandemic-…