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Decision on GST hike taken after all States’ consent: Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 19 clarified the GST Council has exempted from Goods and Service Tax (GST), all food items including wheat, pulses, rice, maize, when sold loose, and not pre-packed or pre-labelled.

“They will not attract any GST. The decision is of the @GST_Council and no one member,” she pointed out.

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