GST Council special session to discuss compensation issues

Every State will get vaccine as per population size, says FM

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said a special session of the GST Council will be convened soon to discuss all compensation related issues. In response to a question on GST compensation to Karnataka, the Finance Minister said: “Every State’s compensation will be worked out.” To a query about the kind of expenditure budgeted for the compensation, Ms. Sitharaman said: “I can’t tell you off the cuff. There are amounts which are determined based on the formula which was arrived at last year and that is the basis on which the distribution will start.” On the demand for vaccines from many States, she said every State would get allocation of vaccines as per density of population/number of vulnerable population. “The Centre supplies vaccines well in advance to the States. I assure you that everybody will be vaccinated,” the Finance Minister said.