{
  "id": 13098590,
  "title": "GST Council bets on faster refunds, lower penalties to ease business burden",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/gst-council-bets-on-faster-refunds-lower-penalties-to-ease-business",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-09T10:26:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Economy",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-economy",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/gst-council-bets-on-faster-refunds-lower-penalties-to-ease-business-burden/articleshow/134830504.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 57th GST Council meeting has introduced measures to simplify compliance and expedite refunds for businesses. Recommendations include increasing the prosecution threshold and reducing penalties for non-compliance. The proposed framework features faster acknowledgement timelines for claims and provisional refunds for taxpayers. Changes to the inverted-duty structure are set to unlock credits in…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}