The minister said that till now the GST Council has not made any such recommendation. (File)
New Delhi:
Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chowdhary informed the House on Monday that representations have been received seeking reduction in GST (Goods and Services Tax) rates on items like knives, spoons and water pump sets.
On a question whether the government proposes to reduce the GST slabs on the above items, the Minister of State for Finance had said that the GST rates and exemptions were decided by the government only on the basis of the recommendations of the GST Council, which is a constitutional body. Is. Members of the Union and State Governments. The minister also mentioned that so far no such recommendation has been made by the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council.
In another reply to questions on gold smuggling, the Minister of State said that the government takes policy interventions and operational measures to check smuggling.
He informed the House that in order to prevent gold smuggling, the Customs field formations and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) keep a constant vigil and undertake profiling of passengers, risk-based restrictions and targeting of cargo consignments, non-interference carry out operational measures such as inspection. , Searching of aircraft and co-ordination with other agencies.
The Minister said that circulars regarding new modus operandi or methods used by gold smugglers are issued from time to time. He also said that in the last three years, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has investigated and filed charge sheets in three cases of gold smuggling.
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