Nirmala Sitharaman expressed about GST

New Delhi, May 20: We all knew that GST council has decided to bring down the taxes on the majority of goods and services used by common man.

From this perspective, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman expressed her statements on the GST.

While going to matter, Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will help improve India's export growth.

"The way the fitment discussions have happened in the GST Council and the way commodities and services have been treated, GST is only going to help in improving our exports," Sitharaman said here.

India's total exports rebounded with a growth of 4.95 percent in 2016-17 despite a negative growth in services.

The GST Council on Friday announced the fitment of services and 1,211 goods in the GST tax rates, heading towards the July 1 rollout of the new indirect tax regime.