Reaffirming Punjab’s strong fiscal performance, Finance, Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema announced on Monday that the state recorded a robust 14.59 per cent growth in Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections during May 2026.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the retrospective levy of 28 per cent GST on online gaming bets, holding that the tax was constitutionally valid and did not violate the constitutional framework governing Goods and Services Tax.
The gross GST collection spiked by 8.7 per cent in April to a record of about Rs 2.43 trillion, government data showed.
The report also identifies key structural challenges constraining India's global competitiveness — fragmented state-led branding, limited global marketing outreach, lack of experience-led packaging, and ease-of-travel barriers including connectivity and visa processes.
The Delhi government moves to reset GST operations with large-scale transfers after inspection highlights discipline issues, long postings and complaints from taxpayers over delays and inefficiencies.
As India completes eight years of implementing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on July 1, 2025, the indirect tax regime continues to deliver strong revenue growth, deeper formalisation, and increased taxpayer compliance.
A large-scale GST refund scam involving fake exports to Bhutan has come under the scanner of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Siliguri Commissionerate, with officials uncovering fraudulent refund claims running into hundreds of crores over the past few years.
In a significant breakthrough, the Department of Trade and Taxes, Government of NCT of Delhi, on Sunday uncovered a major case of Goods and Services Tax (GST) refund fraud amounting to approximately ₹14 crore.
Several manufacturing units in Sikkim are under investigation for allegedly availing undue benefits under the Scheme of Budgetary Support, 2017, introduced under the GST regime.
Humayun Kabir Kazi, - the engineer who butchered his parents in Memari had chosen to wear cross-dress during the operation, the forensic experts revealed during their investigations.
