TMC requests govt to withdraw GST on health, medical insurance premiums

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His demand comes amid several opposition leaders supporting senior BJP leader and Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari request to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to withdraw the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the premiums.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay on Friday urged the government to withdraw the 18 per cent GST on life and medical insurance premiums.

The government must withdraw it, the Kolkata Uttar MP said and the demand was backed members of the opposition INDIA bloc parties in the Lower House of Parliament.

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Topics: Senior BJP leader and Union Road Transport Minister Life insurance Life insurance premiums Sudip Health insurance premiums Dinesh Trivedi Trinamool Congress Nitin Gadkari Government of India Medical insurance Medical insurance premiums Goods and Services Tax Sudip Bandyopadhyay Insurance premium Nirmala Sitharaman Mamata Banerjee Finance Minister Lower House Leader West Bengal Legislative Assembly election Kolkata Uttar MP Medical insurance premium West Bengal Chief Minister

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Published On: 2024-08-02 @ 13:22:50 (4 hours ago)

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