EXPLAINED | The concerns raised by some state FMs at the last GST Council meeting

Some of the opposition Finance Ministers publicly spoke about not being heard at the GST Council meeting, prominent among them being Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal and West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra.  On June 12, the Goods and Service Tax Council met for its 44 th  sitting and decided to cut GST rates on a number of key Covid-19 essential items. These include essen…