The 55th Goods and Services Tax (GST) council meeting has sparked a major discussion around changes proposed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.



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The meeting assumes importance as there has been Rs 12,000 crore revenue decline in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in October over the preceding month and tax evasion is considered one of the reasons for this, they said.

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