GST Council may allow intra-state pharma cess, discuss states' dues

The  Goods and Services Tax  Council meeting on Friday, the first physical meeting in more than 20 months, will deliberate on levying the Covid cess on pharmaceuticals and the power sector for intra-state supplies in Sikkim besides extending the states compensation period beyond 2022. The meeting, being held in Lucknow, may take up notifying a common comprehensive e-portal  gst. gov…