GST Cuts On Cancer Drugs, Higher Tobacco Tax Boosting Public Health: AIIMS Study - Ommcom News

New Delhi: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) exemption of lifesaving cancer drugs and higher taxation on tobacco products are the steps aimed at strengthening public health in the country, according to a new study led by oncologists from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. The GST council, in its 56th meeting in September last year, recommended the total exemption of 33 lifesaving drugs, i…