GST Council meeting tomorrow. Will Nirmala Sitharaman increase GST rates, slabs?

NEW DELHI : Amid expectations of an increase in goods and services tax (GST) rates and slabs to meet the revenue shortfall, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will chair the 38th GST Council Meeting tomorrow. At a press conference last week, Sitharaman did not rule out a GST rate hike. On top of the agenda of the meeting would be a review of GST and compensation cess rates on various items, rate…