印度平均商品和服务税税率从15.8%下降到11.3%, India's average Goods and Services Tax rate dropped from 15.8% to 11.3%, Finance Minister says.

印度财政部长Nirmala Sitharaman告诉Rajya Sabha说,印度货物和服务税(GST)实施以来的平均税率从15.8%下降到11.3%。 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Rajya Sabha that the average tax rate under India's Goods and Services Tax (GST) has dropped from 15.8% to 11.3% since its implementation. 她强调说,没有增加税收,只是减少税收,GST理事会(包括国家财政部长)负责决定税率。 She stressed no tax increases have occurred, only reductions, and that the GST Council, which includes state finance ministers, decides on tax rates. 目前正在努力进一步简化《通用统计标准》费率结构。 Efforts are underway to further simplify the GST rate structure.