AGAIN IAS- FM assured the IRS ( C&CE) officers Association for posting of IRS officer as Additional Secretary in GST council , but IAS lobby again successfully managed to post an IAS officer as Additional Secretary.

AGAIN IAS- FM assured the IRS ( C&CE) officers Association for posting of IRS officer as Additional Secretary in GST council , but IAS lobby again successfully managed to post an IAS officer as Additional Secretary.

With the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council slated to take vital decisions

 during its coming meets, the government on Saturday appointed Arun Goyal as

 Additional Secretary of the pan India indirect levies' apex body.

According to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), Goyal will take

 charge of the newly created post of Additional Secretary, GST Council, under the

 Central Staffing Scheme.

"Arun Goyal, lAS (UT:1985) Additional Secretary, Project Monitoring Group, Cabinet 

Secretariat on lateral shift as Additional Secretary, GST Council against Newly

 created post under Central Staffing Scheme," Ministry of Personnel, Public 

Grievances & Pensions said in a statement.

The Council on Friday fixed the turnover-based exemption limit from such levies

 at Rs 20 lakh, but left the decision on fixing the actual tax rates and the finalisation

 of draft rules for later.

The council is scheduled to reconvene on September 30 and again from October

 17-19.

FM assured the IRS ( C&CE) officers Association for posting of IRS officer as 

Additional Secretary in GST council , but IAS lobby again successfully 

 managed to post an  IAS officer as Additional Secretary.