Who chairs the GST Council?

A state Finance Minister chosen by rotationCorrect answerYour answerThe Prime MinisterCorrect answerYour answerThe Chairperson of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and CustomsCorrect answerYour answerThe Union Finance MinisterCorrect answerYour answer

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The GST Council is created by Article 279A and is chaired by the Union Finance Minister.
Every state and union territory with a legislature sends a minister, and one of them is chosen as Vice-Chairperson.
Decisions need a three-fourths majority of the weighted votes, with the Centre holding one third of the total.

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The arithmetic means neither the Centre alone nor the states alone can carry a decision — each needs the other.

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