Explained: Voting at the GST Council

Breaking the tradition of consensus-based decisions in its 37 earlier meetings, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council  voted for the first time in its 38th meeting  held on December 18. The proposal to have a higher single rate for lotteries went through by a majority, with 21 votes in favour. The GST Council is a federal body that aims to bring together states and the Centre on a com…