CURRENT AFFAIRS

2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who chairs the 27th GST Council meeting intending to simplify returns filing process?
A
Shri Arun Jaitley
B
Shri Suresh Kumar
C
Shri Naresh Singh
D
Shri Naresh Iyer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Union FM Nirmala Sitharaman chaired this meeting and made recommendations to revise rates for revenue augmentation and correction of inversion while pruning the GST exemption list. Compliance relief was granted to e-commerce suppliers and composition taxpayers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will chair the 48th GST Council meeting. The meeting will be attended by MoS Finance besides Finance Ministers of States and UTs and Senior officers from Union Governments and States.

Detailed explanation-3: -As per Article 279A, a GST Council will have the following members: The Union Finance Minister as the chairperson of the GST Council.

Detailed explanation-4: -Currently, Nirmala Sitaraman, the Union Finance Minister, is the chairperson/ chairman of the GST Council.

Detailed explanation-5: -The GST council is headed by the finance minister. The current head of the GST council is Nirmala Sitharaman. Also read: MCQs on GST.

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