Difficult To Keep To GST Rate If Luxury Items Excluded: Jaitley

New Delhi: In a reference to opposition to levying excise duty on jewellery, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said exempting "luxury items" from indirect tax will not help keeping the proposed GST rate in the 17-18 percent range.  "If luxury items are kept out, then it will be very difficult to keep the GST (Goods and Services Tax) rate between 17 percent and 18 percent," Jaitley said here, inaugurating the annual session of ...