GST Council may discuss exemption of temples from paying tax under u/s 23 (2)

The next Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting may take up the issue of exemption of temple and other religious shrines from the GST purview. Shrines like Tirupati Tirumala Devsthanam, Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, Sidhdhi Vinakay Temple in Mumbai and many more have been demanding exemption from the GST by saying that they are not involved in business activities rather in social and charitable ac…