New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- The Congress today said that eight Opposition-ruled states have extended support for reducing the number of GST rate slabs and lowering rates on essential goods, but with some key conditions.
These states are Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and West Bengal.
"These states have extended their support to the reduction in the number of GST rate slabs and a reduction in the rates themselves for items of mass consumption," Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh shared on X.
"They have also called for a mechanism that ensures that the benefits of the rate cuts get passed on to consumers. Compensation to all states for a period of five years with 2024/25 as the base year, sinc...