In its 38th meeting on Wednesday the GST Council, voted for uniform rate of 28% on lotteries across the country. It was for the first time since the launch of the new overarching indirect tax that the Council took a decision through the voting route. During the voting, 21 states voted in favour of a uniform rate on lotteries. On top of the agenda of the meeting was to explore ways and means to maximise revenue collection by checking tax evasion. The government has set a Rs. 1.10 lakh crore monthly GST collection target in the remaining four months of this fiscal year. The GST Council also rationalised tax rate on woven and non-woven bags to 18%. On this edition of the big picture we will analyse the Indirect Tax reform and the way ahead.