GST Council cedes right to levy tax on distilled alcohol to states

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that Allahabad High Court had ruled that states have no power to impose tax on Extra Neutral Alcohol (ENA). The responsibility now lies solely with the GST Council and the Centre. However, in the interest of maintaining healthy Centre-state relations, it was decided at the GST Council meeting that this right would be given to the states.

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