Meeting for the second time after the 2024 general election results, the Goods and Services Tax Council on Monday sought to calm some of the rising clamour against the 18% indirect tax levy on insurance premium payments. A new Group of Ministers is being formed to urgently recommend tax changes for life and health insurance policies, with an assurance the …
Goods and Services Tax collections on health insurance premium payments by consumers have risen by more than 54% between 2021-22 and 2023-24, yielding ₹8,262 crore last year, with health reinsurance levies delivering nearly another ₹1,500 crore, according to data shared by the Finance Ministry in Lok Sabha on August 5. Over the last three financial years, GST levies on health …
