GST at 8: A look back and suggestions for the way ahead

The GST Council has convened more than 50 times, deliberating rate rationalisations, procedural simplifications, and sectoral reliefs, embodying the federal spirit enshrined in the Constitution. On July 1, 2025, India marks eight years since the Goods and Services Tax (GST) came into effect — a landmark reform that subsumed a complex set of indirect taxes into a single, unified tax regime. As one…