Makers want lower GST on sanitary napkins

With the Centre’s decision to exempt sanitary napkins from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) resulting in manufacturers uncapping several imponderables, the  GST Council is likely to discuss on Friday a demand to levy a  lower tax rate on the product. “Instead of taxing sanitary napkins at 0%, the government should have classified the product under the lowest tax slab so that the mechanis…