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Finance Ministry to Review GST Rates on Digital News Subscription: Potential Reduction Expected

  • Finance Ministry to review GST rates on digital news subscription
  • Information and Broadcasting Ministry recommended reducing GST rate on digital news subscription
  • Online media outlets demanding reduction in GST rate from 18% to 5%
  • GST on digital news outlets needs to be reduced to maintain revenue model and quality of stories
  • GST Council meeting scheduled for September 9, 2024 in New Delhi
  • Printed newspapers, journals, and periodicals currently exempt from GST
  • Online news subscriptions taxed at 18% under IGST Act as OIDAR services
  • Online news subscriptions included in sub-category of services for supply of images, text, and information

Source: a2ztaxcorp.com

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