Manipur GST Amendment Bill Passed: A Crucial Step for State Revenue

The Lok Sabha passed the Manipur Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2025, crucial for implementing GST Council-approved decisions. This amendment is essential for maintaining state revenue by allowing taxes on specific goods. It follows recommendations to exclude Extra Neutral Alcohol used for alcoholic liquor from GST.

The Lok Sabha has successfully passed the Manipur Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2025. This legislation is pivotal for implementing the GST Council's decisions and ensuring the state's financial health.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasized the amendment's constitutional importance, necessary for allowing the state authority over certain taxations. Its passage was critical to avoid potential revenue loss for the state.

Among key changes, the bill modifies Section 9 of the Manipur GST Act, 2017, allowing state tax on undenatured extra neutral alcohol used in alcoholic liquor production, aligning with the GST council's recent recommendation to exclude such alcohol from GST.