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Earlier report,
GST Council to weigh five reform sets on Oct 8, including pan-India selling rights for small e-commerce sellers
Our read
The desk expects the Council to clear the refund and annual-filing measures on Oct 8, and the pan-India selling right for small e-commerce sellers is more likely to pass with safeguards or phasing than to pass untouched.
For strategy teams
Lighter registration, annual filing for small B2C dealers and faster refunds would weaken the case for compliance-heavy small-seller models and strengthen the case for assets that aggregate or enable newly national small sellers, so revisit target lists and diligence assumptions once the Council's decision is known.
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Council communique on Oct 8 showing which of the five reform sets were approved, amended or deferred
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The report,
The GST Council would also consider refunds acknowledged within 10 days, with 90% of the claimed amount released quickly, and annual returns for small B2C dealers. Small e-commerce sellers would register once in their home state to gain pan-India selling rights.
What we verified
Checked against the other reports of this story.
- Refund acknowledgement period proposed: 10 days — NDTV Profit and Business Today agree.
- Refund claims system-sanctioned on risk basis: 90% — NDTV Profit and Business Today agree.
Updates
Each later report on this story, newest first. Earlier entries are never edited; a correction is a new entry.
57th GST Council cuts refund acknowledgement to 10 days, eases PAN-based registration for small e-commerce sellers
- Refund acknowledgement period: 15 to 10 days
- Small e-commerce seller ITC limit for PAN registration: ₹2.5 lakh a month
- No show cause notices issued below: ₹10,000
- General maximum penalty: ₹25,000 to ₹10,000
- Penalty-only appeal pre-deposit cap: ₹40 crore
GST process reforms take effect April 1, 2027: refund acknowledgement cut to 10 days, easier registration for e-commerce sellers
- Refund acknowledgement period: 10 days from 15
- No notices for monetary thresholds of: Rs 10,000 or below
- Effective tax rate on domestic supply: 13.13% from 14.55%
- Monthly taxable supply growth: 25.8% to Rs 50.58 lakh crore
GST Council eases rules for small e-commerce sellers, proposes cutting refund acknowledgement to 10 days; rates unchanged
- Current refund acknowledgement period: 15 days
- Turnover cap for annual-return scheme: ₹5 crore
- Prosecution threshold proposed: ₹5 crore
- Current prosecution threshold: ₹1 crore
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Earlier GST Council reports on RetailIntel, newest first.
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| New GST registrations approved within three working days: | 61% |
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