New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday recalled the role of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the Centre decided to exempt individual life and health insurance from the GST.

TMC MP mentioned that West Bengal CM had earlier written to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to exempt GST on life and health insurance.

In a post on X, Mahua Moitra said, "Didi @MamataOfficial wrote to FM @nsitharaman on Aug 2, 202,4, urging withdrawal of 18% GST on life & health insurance policies. FM has finally done it, albeit to offset the pain from friend Doland's 50% tariffs. @AITCofficial continues to fight anti-people policies."

Earlier on Wednesday, the Union Government announced the complete removal of GST fro...