Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan on Tuesday told the Assembly that he would write to the Centre, the Union Finance Ministry and the GST Council to come out with a clear statement to put an end to the rumours that there was a proposal to increase the GST rates.
“I will write it in a day or two and I do not have any other information,” he said, responding to PMK floor leader G.K. Mani, who raised concern over the reports that the GST rates could be increased.
The Minister said the GST compensation period of five years was coming to an end in June this year, and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin had sought an extension when he met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The Chief Minister had also written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on this issue.
