Days ahead of the Union Budget for 2018-19, the GST Council today approved a change in tax rates of 29 goods and 53 categories of services, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said. Mr Jaitley, who heads the powerful GST Council, said the new rates will be effective from January 25. The Council in its 25th meeting today also considered simplification of the return filing process and Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani will meet members to work on this, Mr Jaitley said. Mr Nilekani was present at todays meeting and made a presentation. Infosys is the IT service provider for GST technological network. The Union finance minister said that in the next meeting, the Council may consider bringing petroleum and other exempt items within purview of GST.