1.0Kamal Sandeshhttps://kamalsandesh.orgkamalsandeshhttps://kamalsandesh.org/author/kamalsandesh/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xb3QR9d9je"><a href="https://kamalsandesh.org/gst-council-cuts-tax-rate-178-items-restaurants-taxed-5/">GST Council cuts tax rate on 178 items; all restaurants to be taxed at 5%</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kamalsandesh.org/gst-council-cuts-tax-rate-178-items-restaurants-taxed-5/embed/#?secret=xb3QR9d9je" width="600" height="338" title="“GST Council cuts tax rate on 178 items; all restaurants to be taxed at 5%” — Kamal Sandesh" data-secret="xb3QR9d9je" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://kamalsandesh.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Narendra-Modi-1.jpg600600The GST Council, which held its 23rd meeting in Guwahati on November 10 reduced the tax rate on 178 items from 28 per cent to 18 per cent. GST Council also brought all AC and non-AC restaurants in the 5 per cent GST bracket without the input tax credit (ITC). Only 50 items, mostly demerit,