Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the upcoming GST council meeting will address the rationalisation of tax rates, including potential changes to taxes and slabs. The Group of Ministers recently discussed maintaining the existing GST slabs at 5, 12, 18, and 28 percent. The council will also consider the future of the compensation cess, which was extended till March 2026 to repay loans taken to compensate states for GST revenue loss.