GST Council Meeting 2026: Tax officers' arrest powers scrapped, prosecution threshold raised to Rs 5 crore; no rate changes
The Economic Times has reported a new India-focused economy development: “GST Council Meeting 2026: Tax officers' arrest powers scrapped, prosecution threshold raised to Rs 5 crore; no rate changes.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: GST Council Meeting 2026: The GST Council concluded that existing GST rates would remain unchanged. It further removed arrest authorities from tax officers while increasing the threshold for prosecution to Rs 5 crore. The Council introduced frien
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