KOLKATA: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) will have few tax rate slabs beside a standard rate but only for a transition period before India gradually moves to a pure single tax rate regime, Union Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal said.Slabs are necessary to protect manufacturing sector in the very low tax brackets , Meghwal said. "There will be slabs in the tax rate beside a standard rate. Some sectors like Bikaneri Papad where tax is just one per cent... these industries will die if a single standard rate is applied," the minister said here highlighting benefits of GST at an event here. "At the time when we are pushing for 'Make In India', we cannot afford to impact any manufacturing sector. "There will be a standard rate and slabs.

Source: Economic Times September 18, 2016 11:48 UTC