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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The GST Compensation Cess is a levy imposed on specified luxury and demerit goods to compensate Indian states for revenue losses arising from the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax.
- What is the base year and guaranteed growth rate used to calculate GST compensation?
- When was the GST Compensation Cess originally due to end, and why was it extended?
- Which goods attract the GST Compensation Cess?
- How does the compensation cess differ from tax devolution under the Finance Commission?

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1. 31 March 2026

   To service these borrowings, the GST Council extended the levy of the compensation cess beyond its original June 2022 sunset, to , dedicating the post-2022 p…

2. 30 June 2022

   The original statutory compensation period lapsed on , and no comprehensive successor revenue-protection arrangement was instituted, leaving states exposed t…

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In the GST Council's 42nd meeting in October 2020, the Union government extended the compensation cess beyond June 2022 to repay ₹1.1 lakh crore borrowed to cover states' pandemic-era revenue shortfalls.

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