Businesses facing GST disputes are set to get a reset after the GST Council on Thursday announced that it will remove tax officers’ arrest powers, raise the prosecution threshold fivefold and speed up refunds. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the 57th Council meeting focused on compliance reform, with no rate changes, as the government moves towards a less punitive GST framework from April 2027.
Big GST relief: Tax officers lose power to arrest business owners
