GST Council Meeting and Policy Reforms

2 UPDATES · 4 DAYS · 5 OCT 2026 — 8 OCT 2026

Nirmala SitharamanDelhi

Latest · 8 Oct 2026

The GST Council approved scrapping the arrest powers of GST officers and raised the prosecution threshold from Rs 1 crore to Rs 5 crore to improve ease of doing business.

What this timeline covers

This event covers the rescheduling of the 57th GST Council meeting to October 8 by the GST Council Secretariat and the subsequent discussions regarding policy reforms and the decriminalisation of offences, including its reactions, analyses, and follow-up developments. It excludes other actions by the GST Council, the Union Finance Minister, or the GST Council Secretariat that are not direct developments of this specific meeting and its agenda.

The full story, from the beginning

5Oct

STORY BEGINS — NDTV

The GST Council Secretariat rescheduled the 57th GST Council meeting to October 8 to discuss registration, returns, refunds, and policy reforms to reduce compliance costs.

8Oct

LATEST UPDATE — NDTV

The GST Council approved scrapping the arrest powers of GST officers and raised the prosecution threshold from Rs 1 crore to Rs 5 crore to improve ease of doing business.

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