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GST Council
The constitutional (Article 279A) federal body that decides GST rates, exemptions and rules.
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Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Electronics Manufacturing, Digital Payments and Fund Management Reforms
The Lok Sabha passed the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 on 6 August 2026, replacing the Income-tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026. The Bill extends electronics manufacturing tax exemptions to 2041, delists data centre conditions, delinks fee-free digital payments from the Income-tax Act, and rationalises fund management and diamond trading tax provisions to attract foreign investment and support domestic manufacturing.
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