GST Council approved Tax Exemption on Sanitary Napkins

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Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal chaired 28th Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council  meeting in the national capital on Saturday. Some crucial changes in GST, were discussed during the meeting. One of the Major decision taken was on Sanitary Napkins.
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After the rollout of GST from 1st July last year, several petitions were filed before various High Courts seeking tax exemption to sanitary napkins.
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In last January, the Supreme Court had stayed all the petitions relating to exempting sanitary napkins from the current 12 per cent levy of tax from the ambit of Goods and Services Tax which are pending before the Delhi and Bombay High Courts.
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The Apex Court was about to examine whether this is a fit case and see if all the matters pertaining to it should be heard by the Court itself.
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Delhi FM Manish Sisodia after GST council meeting said Sanitary Napkins exempted from GST and no decision taken on sugar cess.