PANAJI
The Group of Ministers (GoM) of the Goods and Services Tax Council that was tasked with rate rationalisation has been reconstituted. Goa Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho continues to be the member of the council.
Uttar Pradesh's Finance and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Khanna has been appointed as the Convenor, the position that was lying vacant since change of government in Karnataka.
Former Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai was earlier the convenor of the seven-member committee, which includes members from Bihar, Goa and Kerala, among others. It was first set up in September 2021 and was tasked with rationalising GST rates to simplify the tax structure.
Apart from Godinho, the other members of the council include Bihar Finance Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Rajasthan Minister for Law Shanti Kumar Dhariwal, West Bengal Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya, Karnataka Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda and Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal.
