Tag: GST
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Truckers’ strike enters third day, gets mix response
Truck operators' nationwide indefinite strike called by their umbrella body AIMTC received a mixed response on the third day today.
July 22, 2018 -
GST rate cut, return simplification to increase revenue, compliance: CII
The decision of the GST Council to cut rates and simplification of return filing process will increase the compliance rate and add to revenue buoyancy, industry chamber CII said on Sunday, 22 July.
July 22, 2018 -
GST Council tweaks rates | Complete list of items that will get cheaper
Decisions applicable from 27 July; Piyush Goyal says the GST Council will now focus on job creation too.
July 22, 2018 -
Akshay thanks GST Council for tax exemption on sanitary napkins
National Award winning Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, whose film Pad Man tried to create awareness on menstrual hygiene, has thanked the GST Council for making sanitary napkins Goods and Services Tax (GST) free. Expressing his happiness, Akshay tweeted on Saturday: “One of those days when a news brings tears of joy as a cause close …
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July 22, 2018 -
28 per cent GST tax slab should go, says Manish Sisodia
He further accused the central government of allegedly taking Rs 3 crores of funds originally assigned for Delhi.
July 21, 2018 -
‘Sanitary napkins to be exempt from GST’
Sanitary napkins are taxed 12 per cent tax under the one-year old GST regime, which attracted serious criticism from various quarters.
July 21, 2018 -
Govt abolishes GST on sanitary napkins
In what comes as a major boost for women in the country and would go a long way to ensure the success of heath programmes centred on women, the Union Government decided on Saturday that there will be no Goods and Services Tax (GST) on sanitary napkins.
July 21, 2018 -
GST Council to decide when GST can be levied on petroleum products: Govt
"Accordingly, five state governments and one Union Territory have reduced the VAT on petrol and diesel," he said.
July 18, 2018 -
Private security industry feels the pinch of GST
The Central Association of Private Security Industry (CAPSI) on Monday opposed the collection of Goods and Service Tax (GST) from service provider and demanded that it be received from the service receiver, instead. The Association threatened to sit on dharna in front of the GST commission in every state on July 18 in support of …
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July 17, 2018 -
GST Council to decide on simplified GST return in July 21 meet: Piyush Goyal
The GST Council will discuss ease of filing returns, ease of assessment and may also consider further rationalisation of tax rates in its upcoming meeting on July 21, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. He said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council had been responsive to industry demands and it will take the …
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July 12, 2018 -
Captain Amarinder seeks simplification of GST
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to review of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates in order to make it simple for traders, businessmen and industry. In his demi official letter, the CM urged the PM for quick redressal of some key irritants in the GST in the spirit …
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July 9, 2018 -
‘Government acknowledges need for simplification of GST rates, slabs’
He said while a lot of people were critical of the GST in its current form, they forget the complex taxation system prevalent in India pre-GST.
July 6, 2018 -
White Paper on economy in 2014 could have worsened woes: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he did not bring out a White Paper on India's economy when he took over in 2014 because making public "intricate details" could have multiplied the distress rather than mollifying it.
July 2, 2018 -
Fiscal deficit to be lower than 3.3% target: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal
Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday expressed confidence that the government will not only meet the fiscal deficit target of 3.3 per cent, but it will do even better than that. He said while there were perceptions that the target will not be met, he was hopeful that his government will not only meet the …
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July 2, 2018 -
GST not disruptive, higher revenues to aid rate rationalisation: Jaitley
Jaitley dismissed the idea of a single rate GST being advocated by Congress President Rahul Gandhi as flawed saying that it can only work in a country where the entire population has 'similar and high' capacity to spend.
July 1, 2018 -
GST implementation in India not disruptive, best is yet to come: Jaitley
The GST, the minister said, would have a long-term impact on the country's GDP growth, ease of doing business and expansion of trade, industry
July 1, 2018 -
Congress dubs GST as “Grossly Scary Tax” on its first anniversary
As the Goods and Services Tax (GST) roll-out completes one year on July 1, the Congress on Saturday described it as a “Grossly Scary Tax” and said the promise of a “single tax GST” still remains a pipe dream. The party also said multiple returns, multiple rules and multiple tax slabs have made life of …
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July 1, 2018