Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will chair the 45th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax Council on September 17 at Lucknow, the Ministry said late on Wednesday.

The Minister, who chairs the Council, had assured States that a special meeting of the Council would be held to discuss issues related to GST compensation due to them. The agenda for the September 17 meeting could not be ascertained at the time of going to press.

The Goods and Service Tax Act was passed in the Parliament on 29th March 2017 and came into effect on 1st July 2017. In other words,Goods and Service Tax (GST) is levied on the supply of goods and services.