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GST Council to Consider Tax-Free Health Insurance Premiums in Upcoming Meeting

  • Proposal to remove GST on health insurance premiums to be discussed at 55th GST Council meeting
  • GoM recommends GST exemption for term life insurance and health insurance for senior citizens
  • Fitment committee to assess revenue implications of recommendations
  • Options considered include exempting all individual health insurance premiums or reducing GST rate to 5%
  • Final decision to be made by GST Council based on financial and social impacts
  • Meeting scheduled for last week of December in Rajasthan, will also review Rate Rationalisation report and fitment committee recommendations

Source: x.com

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