Experts urge GST Council to tax 'bidi' at 28% to 'save millions of lives'

Public health groups along with doctors and economists have urged the GST Council to classify 'bidi' as a demerit good and levy the highest 28 per cent tax on it to save millions of lives. They also said that the 28 per cent GST rate category be retained for demerit or sin goods such as tobacco. Applauding the government for including cigarettes and smokeless tobacco in the highest tax slab for it…