News broadcasters meet FM Sitharaman, seek parity in GST with print media

Executive body members of the News Broadcasters Federation have met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and requested that TV news channels be treated at par with the print media industry under GST regulations. Currently, GST on the print media stands at 5 percent whereas news broadcasters are charged 18 percent GST. In the meeting on Friday, NBF President Arnab Goswami highlighted the need for pa…