GST Council raises tax on mobile phones to 18%, MRO services to attract lower GST

New Delhi:  Federal indirect tax body, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, on Saturday decided to raise the tax rate on mobile handsets and specified components to fix a tax anomaly and lowered the tax rate on aircraft maintenance services, union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said here. The Council decided to raise the GST rate on mobile handsets and specified components to 18% fr…