'Lower tax on air purifiers': HC asks GST Council to hold meet; Delhi's toxic air in focus

The Delhi High Court has urged the GST Council to hold a meeting to consider reducing the 18% GST on air purifiers due to severe air pollution. The court was hearing a plea seeking to declare air purifiers as “medical devices” and exempt them from GST, the court said air purifiers could not be treated as luxury items in a city battling extreme air pollution.