Ahead of GST Council meet tomorrow, FM Nirmala Sitharaman to address press conference at 5 pm today – CATCH LIVE UPDATES here

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be addressing a press conferencing at 5 pm today. The press conference can be viewed on the official twitter handle of PIB @PIBMumbai. You can also catch it on the youtube link youtu.be/kbT0WxX1AFE. 

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आज शाम 5 बजे वित्त मंत्री #NirmalaSitharaman की प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस#FinanceMinister @FinMinIndia @nsitharaman @nsitharamanoffc pic.twitter.com/wDBWkmKolB

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आज FM #NirmalaSitharaman की प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस...

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The press conference is scheduled ahead of the 45th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council in Lucknow on Friday.  

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During the meeting in Lucknow, the GST Council is scheduled to discuss a number of important issues that may include a proposal to bring petrol and diesel under the GST regime, IANS reported.

A meeting of senior officers of the Union government and the participating states will give a final shape to the preparations for the meeting here on Thursday.

Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and ministers from different states nominated to the council will also attend the meeting being held physically after a gap of 16 months.

The council last met physically in New Delhi on March 14, 2020.

"We understand a number of issues are going to be on GST Council`s agenda. Various issues that participating states may like to raise are likely to find a place on the GST Council`s agenda. This issue (petrol and diesel) may also come up. The Kerala high court in June 2021 directed the GST Council to take a call on the issue," IANS reported quoting official sources.