GST Council meet: Telangana government gets partial GST relief

Hyderabad: In a partial success for the TS government, the GST Council meeting, held in the city for the first time on Saturday, agreed to reduce the tax rate on work contracts to construct government buildings from 18 per cent to 12 per cent.

This could benefit the TS which has lined up the construction of the new Secretariat, Assembly and Council buildings, a cultural building besides integrated collectorate complexes and police headquarters in 25 districts.