'GST on food items: FM Sitharaman says decision taken to curb tax leakage with all states onboard'

'GST on food items: FM Sitharaman says decision taken to curb tax leakage with all states onboard'
03:17 Apr 26, 2023
'Following uproar in the Parliament over GST on food items, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday defended the imposition of 5 per cent GST on food articles such as cereals, rice, flour and curd, which are pre-packaged and labelled, saying that it was a unanimous decision of the GST Council last month in which even non-BJP ruled states were present.  ► Subscribe to The Economic Times for latest video updates. It\'s free! - http://www.youtube.com/TheEconomicTimes?sub_confirmation=1  ► More Videos @ ETTV - http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/TV  ► http://EconomicTimes.com  ► For business news on the go, download ET app: https://etapp.onelink.me/tOvY/EconomicTimesApp  Follow ET on:  ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EconomicTimes  ► Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/economictimes ► LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/company/economictimes ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the_economic_times ► Flipboard - https://flipboard.com/@economictimes' 

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