GST Council removes officers' arrest powers, raises prosecution threshold to Rs 5 crore

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:06:42 +0530

The GST Council on Thursday, 8 October 2026, approved a package of process reforms that removes the power of Goods and Services Tax officers to arrest taxpayers and raises the threshold for prosecution from Rs 1 crore to Rs 5 crore, IANS, The Economic Times and NDTV Profit reported. The Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, left GST rates unchanged at its 57th meeting in New Delhi.

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GST Council removes officers' arrest powers, raises prosecution threshold to Rs 5 crore