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Tax

Some relief

The debate surrounding the taxation of health and life insurance premiums in India has taken a significant turn with the recent consensus among members of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council to consider reducing the current 18 per cent levy.

Cashed-strapped MCD finding new ways to tax properties

Earlier, in the name of making property tax uniform across Delhi, rates were hiked for North and East Delhiites. Now, other types of trivial methods are being resorted to. Corporation officials are trying to bring maximum properties out of 25 lakh properties under the wealth tax net.

Republican outrage over FBI raid on Trump’s Florida home

Monday's surprise search and seizure of documents at Mar-a-Lago elicited a forceful reaction from top Republican and conservative officials, many of whom condemned the federal law enforcement agencies, talked openly of retribution and even spoke of defunding them outright, reports dpa news agency.