Goods and Services Tax Archives

Amid Rising Inflation, Govt Hikes Taxes On Household Item And Much More Necessities

Aleesha SamJune 30, 2022

by Aleesha SamJune 30, 2022

The 47th Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting, headed by Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman, concluded in Chandigarh on Wednesday....

Business & Finance

IMF estimates ‘real’ depreciation of Indian rupee at 6 to 7 percent

TestHostEntrySeptember 18, 2018June 7, 2022

by TestHostEntrySeptember 18, 2018June 7, 2022

Washington | The real effective depreciation of the Indian rupee this year as compared to December 2017 is between six and seven percent, according to the...

Business & Finance

Now, only 35 goods in highest tax bracket of GST

TestHostEntryJuly 22, 2018June 7, 2022

by TestHostEntryJuly 22, 2018June 7, 2022

The GST Council has pruned the 28 per cent slab by cutting tax rates on 191 goods over the last one year, leaving just 35...

Politics

PM Modi did ‘lethal surgical strike’ by not providing jobs, implementing GST: Jignesh Mevani

TestHostEntryJuly 3, 2018June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryJuly 3, 2018June 3, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has executed a “lethal surgical strike” on 125 crore Indians by not providing jobs and implementing the note ban and the Goods and...

National

GST collections rise to Rs 95,610 crore in June: Adhia

TestHostEntryJuly 1, 2018

by TestHostEntryJuly 1, 2018

GST revenue mop-up rose to Rs 95,610 crore in the month of June, as against Rs 94,016 crore in the previous month, Finance Secretary Hasmukh...

National

GST has brought growth, simplicity: PM Modi

TestHostEntryJuly 1, 2018

by TestHostEntryJuly 1, 2018

On the first anniversary of the GST regime, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hailed the tax as a tool that has brought growth, simplicity and...

Politics

If GST ‘celebration of honesty’, why did BJP oppose it for 5 years: P Chidambaram

TestHostEntryJune 25, 2018June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryJune 25, 2018June 3, 2022

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today slammed the government for terming the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as a “celebration of honesty”, saying if that...

National

PM Modi’s 45th Mann Ki Baat speech highlights

TestHostEntryJune 24, 2018

by TestHostEntryJune 24, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Sunday in the 45th edition of his radio programme Mann Ki Baat. He called the implementation of the Goods...

Business & Finance

GST failed to deliver on promise of formalisation of economy

News DeskJune 22, 2018June 7, 2022

by News DeskJune 22, 2018June 7, 2022

A year into implementation, goods and services tax (GST) has not delivered on the promised formalisation of the economy as yet, while the glitches in...

National

Liquor and fuel should not come under GST: Telangana Finance Minister

TestHostEntryJune 12, 2018

by TestHostEntryJune 12, 2018

Telangana Finance Minister Etela Rajender today said the state would suffer huge financial losses if the Centre brings petrol and diesel under the ambit of...