GST Council meets today, breather likely for SMEs

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to chair the 22nd GST council meeting in Delhi today at 10.30 am.According to reports, the finance minister is likely to announce a special package for micro, small and medium enterprises that will, among other things, address the concerns of exporters.The package will also ease the onerous tax compliance requirements faced by these entities.The package comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while defending his governments track record in managing ...