Kerala, other States should urge 16th Finance Commission to take into account impacts of US tariffs, GST rate rejig: K.M. Chandrasekhar

Former Union Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar on Friday suggested that Kerala and other States place supplementary memorandums before the 16th Finance Commission urging it to take into account the impacts of the US tariff policies and proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) revamp on their economies.

Mr. Chandrasekhar was making a special address at a round-table discussion organised by the Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation (GIFT) and the Kerala State Planning Board on ‘The impact of US penal tariff with a special focus on Kerala.’