Arun Jaitley-chaired council, comprising state finance ministers, to meet in GST Council today

The 27th meeting of the GST Council today will consider introduction of simplified tax return form, incentives for digital payments and a proposal to convert GST Network into a government company. The Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley-chaired council, comprising state finance ministers, will meet through video conferencing. The meeting comes at a time when Goods and Services Tax collections achieved its record high by exceeding Rs 1 lakh crore milestone in April.