- Finance Ministry considering reviewing GST rates on digital news subscriptions
- Information and Broadcasting Ministry suggests reducing GST rate from 18% to 5%
- GST Council meeting on September 9, 2024 to discuss potential revisions
- Online news subscriptions currently attract 18% GST under IGST Act
- I&B Ministry recommends lower GST rate to support revenue models of online media platforms
- Online media entities concerned about financial viability due to high GST rate
- Disparity in tax treatment between print and digital news formats
- Review by Finance Ministry reflects ongoing discourse on tax policy in media domain
Source: blog.saginfotech.com
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