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Congress targets govt over proposed GST increase of 142 items
Today 90 per cent of 143, like 120 items, are being moved back into that slab. Can you see any logic to it? At least, I cannot. Can you see any method to it?
Will discuss bringing ATF in GST in next Council meet: FM
FM Sitharaman was speaking at an event organised by industry chamber ASSOCHAM as part of the post-Budget interaction.
In fear of Losing Elections PM will admit blunders from CAA to GST: Chidambaram
"PM's announcement on the withdrawal of the three farm laws is not inspired by a change of policy or a change of heart. It is impelled by fear of elections!"
Multiple rates, applications make GST more complicated, Revenue Dept pushed to issue clarifications
Cloud kitchens are restaurants, ice cream parlours are not. Alcoholic beverage is not food or a food products.…
Bring Petrol under GST regime, FKCCI appeals to FM Sitharaman
FKCCI demanded that the banks and financial institutions should not insist for additional collateral security while providing stimulus to other economic sectors such as garment, hospitality, education etc.
GST rates on Covid items slashed; vaccine still taxed at 5%
The tax rate on Tocilizumab, used for treatment of Covid-19 has also been waived off. The previous tax rate was 5 per cent.
Nationwide Shutdown Against Fuel Prices Hike, Goods And Services Tax
Bharat Bandh Updates: Demonstrations are expected to take place across 1,500 towns and cities, the association said.
Congress seeks cash transfers, reduced GST in Budget
The party said the government should increase government capital expenditure and encourage public sector banks to lend without fear of investigative agencies probing every loan.
Maharashtra stops automatic adoption of Centre’s GST circulars
What this means is that the state would have flexibility in devising regulations to suit its interest rather than blindly following the central circulars.
Centre Should Issue White Paper About Impact Of Demonetisation On Economy: Ashok Gehlot
His comments come on the day the Congress is observing fourth anniversary of note ban as a 'Vikshwasghaat Diwas'
Rajasthan opts for borrowing scheme to meet GST revenue gap
Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir and Puducherry are the territories that have also opted for the scheme that the states have joined.
Modi ‘finishing’ farmers and labourers with new farms laws: Rahul Gandhi
Gandhi, who is holding a series of tractor rallies named 'Kheti Bachao Yatra' across the state to protest the Centre's new farm laws, accused the prime minister of destroying the system.
Businesses not ready with GST e-invoicing get 30-day grace period
New Delhi, Oct 1 : The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has announced a 30…
GST E-Invoicing Mandatory From October
New Delhi: No further relaxation is likely in terms of e-invoicing as the Centre is set to go…
“Promise Was To End Corona In 21 Days, Ended Jobs Instead”: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi released a new video targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "destroying the unorganised sector" with the "sudden" coronavirus lockdown.
Government has no solution to any crisis: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi has said that the government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Faulty GST destroyed informal economy, says Rahul Gandhi
Keeping up his attack on Centre, Rahul Gandhi slammed Modi govt on GST, alleging that it was second big blow to unorganised sector of economy and that its faulty implementation destroyed economy
States being denied their rightful claims, KCR writes to PM
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take back the decision…
BJP govt attacked unorganized economy with demonetisation, GST, lockdown: Rahul
He further said that, in 2008, when all the countries were reeling under recession, it did not bother India when the UPA was at the Centre.
‘Stamp duty cut makes ready-to-move-in homes attractive in Mumbai Metropolitan Region’
It noted that in MMR, out of the total 18,500 ready homes, around 46 per cent are in the affordable segment, followed by 18 per cent each in the mid-segment category, Rs 80 lakh to Rs 1.5 crore category and the luxury segment.
Demonetisation, GST and failed lockdown ruined the country’s economy: Rahul Gandhi on FM’s ‘Act Of God’ remark
In a sharp counter to Sitharaman's assertion, Rahul Gandhi in a tweet listed three actions by the Modi government that he said has "destroyed" the economy.
IIPM Director Arindam Chaudhuri and his Colleague arrested for Rs 23 crore undue
Investigation is under process, and is likely to cover other properties held by Chaudhuri and his company in Delhi, other cities, and overseas, the sources added.
Rahul urges FM Sitharaman over high GST on cochlear implant add-ons
They said cochlear implants attracted 5 per cent GST, while the implant accessories that required periodic replacement were subject to 12-28 per cent GST.
2019 – Roller coaster ride for publishers
What were the trends noticed in 2019?
Electric cycles attract 5% GST, ordinary cycles 12%
New Delhi, The Modi government has been defending the multi-tiered rates under GST, saying there cannot be one…
Modi govt does not understand pain of people: Rahul Gandhi
Ranchi, Dec 2 : Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that…
Panel set up to boost GST revenue after sharp collection dip
New Delhi: The GST Council on Thursday constituted a committee of officers to improve revenue after the September…
Accused can’t be kept incarcerated indefinitely: Court
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) An accused cannot be kept in indefinite incarceration due to slow progress of investigation,…
GST collection up 4.51% in August at Rs 98,202 crore
New Delhi, Sep 1 The gross goods and services tax (GST) collection in August, 2019 stood at Rs…
Mismanagement by Modi govt resulted in economic slowdown, says Ex PM Manmohan
New Delhi, Sep 1: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed grave concerns about the state of the economy…
Tax issues: Communication gap between Centre and officials
New Delhi, Aug 18 Even as the government tries to ease the ‘tax concerns’ of corporates, the bureaucracy…
Economic crisis due to failed Modi govt policies: Congress
New Delhi, Aug 14 : Taking a swipe at the Narendra Modi government, the Congress here on Wednesday…
GST Council slashes tax on EVs and EV chargers
New Delhi, July 27 Close on the heels of Union Budget providing tax relief for buying electric vehicles,…
Domestic passenger car sales down 24% in June
Overall, passenger vehicle sales declined 17.54 per cent in June to 225,732 units from 273,748 units.
Stimulus, tax rejig needed to rev-up auto sector
New Delhi/Mumbai, June 13 A stimulus package along with reduction in GST tax rate and a scrappage policy…
Follow our order on arrest for GST evasion, SC tells HC
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that the state high courts, dealing with cases…
SC dismisses relief on arrest in cases on GST evasion
New Delhi, May 27 : In a big relief for the Government, the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed…
GST officer commits suicide by jumping off 30th floor of World Trade Centre
Mumbai, May 14: An officer of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) department committed suicide by jumping off…
Congress promises to address sealing, GST in Delhi
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) J.P. Agarwal, the Congress candidate from Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency, here on…
Lok Sabha Election 2019 is all about a vote for Change
Narendra Modi by giving a high dose of pseudo nationalism and patriotism may be posing himself as a…
Black money, jobs missing from BJP’s ‘jhansa patra’: Congress
New Delhi, April 8 : Tearing into the BJP’s election manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress…
Will simplify GST and implement a single, minimum tax: Rahul
Srinagar, April 6: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday vowed to simplify Goods and Services tax (GST) and…
PM Modi surprised nation with flawed Pakistan policy: Kapil Sibal
New Delhi, March 10 : Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal made a sarcastic attack…
Modi confusing people with his Kashmir policy and fake unemployment data, says Kapil Sibal
New Delhi, Feb 24 : Former Union Minister Kapil Sibal taunted Prime Minister, saying Narendra Modi, in his…
Demonetisation, GST main reasons for destruction of informal sector: Congress
New Delhi, Jan 15: The Congress on Tuesday targetted the Narendra Modi government over the contemporary economic conditions.…
Voters have to choose a capable govt not incapable Modi govt in 2019 : Kapil Sibal attacks PM
New Delhi, Jan 13 : Congress leader Kapil Sibal made a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Help bring ‘India together’ : Rahul Gandhi urges NRIs
Fubai, Jan 11 :Addressing Indian diaspora in Dubai, Congress President in his maiden visit to the UAE urged…
GST Council meet: Composition scheme limit increased to 1.5 crores
New Delhi, Jan 10: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday chaired the 32nd meeting of the goods…
Chidambaram attacks Modi, says Not sure even Lord Hanuman had 52- inch chest
Chennai, Jan 5 : Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has expressed concern about the direction in which the…
Modi a defeatist Prime Minister, says Congress
New Delhi, Jan 1 : The Congress on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his television interview…
Traders urge for ‘friendly GST’ in 2019
Kolkata, Jan 1 :Urging for a “friendly GST” in the New Year, the trading community in the country…
GST collections slip to Rs 94,726 crore in December
New Delhi, Jan 1: Revenue collection under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) fell for the second straight…
Karnataka CM seeks extension of GST compensation till 2025
New Delhi/Bengaluru, Dec 27: Karnataka wants the Central government to extend compensation of the Goods and Services Tax…
Chidambaram raises questions over change in ‘declared goals’ of GST regime
New Delhi, Dec 26: Launching an attack on the Modi government, former finance minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday…
GST may have single standard rate between 12-18%: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, Dec 24: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday hinted that the country may eventually have a…
GST Council Meeting: Six items removed from 28% slab rate
New Delhi, Dec 22: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Saturday held its 31st meeting at Vigyan…
PM Modi now implementing Congress suggestion on GST: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Dec 20: Calling the Goods and Services Tax (GST) “Gabbar Singh Tax” again, Congress President Rahul…
GST on recycled construction waste products to be reduced to 5 per cent
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) In a bid to promote reuse of debris generated by the construction industry,…
Delhi government’s GST Assistant Commissioner arrested
New Delhi, Nov 6: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested an Assistant Commissioner of the Goods…
GST collections cross Rs 1 lakh crore mark
New Delhi, Nov 1 : Revenue collections under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) crossed the Rs 1…
Man arrested for evasion of GST worth Rs 79 crore in Pune
Pune, Oct 28 ; The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Pune Zonal Unit has arrested a man…
Arvind Subramanian to spill the beans on ‘Modi-Jaitley Economy’ in new book
The government’s former Chief Economic Advisor (CEA), Arvind Subramanian, will open up about his tenure, which saw the…
Fuel under GST to affect states’ revenue: Chief Ministers
New Delhi, Oct 6: Opposing the idea of bringing fuel products under the Goods and Services Tax (GST),…
Will waive farm loans in 10 days of coming to power: Rahul
He also said that the Congress after coming to power in the state would change the Gabbar Singh Tax to real GST.
GST has hit the private security industry badly
The industry cannot sustain heavy losses for long and expects positive action from the government -- replacing the existing 18 per cent GST with a five per cent levy.
Has BJP found free crude oil source, asks Chidambaram
Taking a dig at the BJP President Amit Shah’s claim that the Centre was looking at ways to…
To Break the back of common man is Modi’s idea of making India: Kapil Sibal’s reply to Amit Shah
New Delhi, Sep 9 : Senior Congress leader and former union minister Kapil Sibal gave a stern response…
India will launch stable policy regime for e-mobility : PM Modi
New Delhi, Sep 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the government would soon put in…
GST collection slides below Rs 94,000 crore
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Revenue collection under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) dropped to Rs 93,960…
Indian economy sinking due to failed ‘Modinomics’ : Congress
Highlighting the flawed policies of BJP led NDA government at the centre, the Congress party said that PM Narendra…
Congress blames Demonetisation, GST for downfall of Rupee
New Delhi, Aug 29: The Congress on Wednesday blamed the decision of Demonetisation and Goods and Services Tax…
Modi’s exclusionary politics, demonetisation responsible for Lynching Incidents, says Rahul Gandhi
August 23 : In his address in Hamburg, Germany,Congress president Rahul Gandhi has blamed Narendra Modi government’s exclusionary…
GST implementation an example of tax terrorism: Chidambaram
On whether the Goods and Services Tax is flawed despite amendments, Chidambaram said that it proved that it was implemented in a wrong manner.
Congress counters Narendra Modi’s claims on jobs
New Delhi, Aug 12 : Countering Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim that more than a crore jobs has…
GST Council constitutes Panel to tackle MSME’s issues
New Delhi, Aug 4: Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said the issues related to Micro, Small and Medium…
29th GST council meet underway
New Delhi, Aug 4: The 29th Goods and Services Tax (GST) council meeting chaired by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal is…
‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ director arrested for GST fraud
New Delhi, Aug 3: Director of ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ Vijay Ratnakar Gutte has been reportedly arrested for…
GST on petroleum products only after revenue stabilises, says Sushil Modi
Kolkata, Aug 2: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and GST Council’s member Sushil Modi on Thursday said the Council…
GST collection rises to Rs 96,483 crore
New Delhi, Aug 1: Revenue collection under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) crossed the Rs 95,000 crore mark…
Distortions have given GST a bad name, says Chidambaram
New Delhi, July 28: Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday blamed the Narendra…
Sensex hits record high as GST cuts boost sentiments; banking, FMCG stocks rise
Mumbai, July 23: The benchmark BSE Sensex hit a fresh all-time high of 36,749.69 points towards the fag end…
GST on refrigerators, washing machine reduced to 18%
New Delhi, July 21 : In a relief for common man, the GST Council on Saturday reduced tax…
Demonetisation-GST affected traders, farmers the most: Rahul
New Delhi, July 20: Congress President Rahul Gandhi lashed out at the Narendra Modi government saying decisions including…
GST has brought growth, transparency in the economy: Modi
New Delhi, July 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated the people of the nation as the…
No positive impact of GST on Indian economy: Chidambaram
New Delhi, July 1: Pointing to the glaring flaws in the economic reforms introduced by the Modi government in…
On GST roll-out anniversary, Congress calls it ‘Grossly Scary Tax’
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) As the Goods and Services Tax (GST) roll-out completes one year on July…
SMEs settling down after initial teething problems
According to them, procedures of Goods and Services Tax (GST) are getting "easier" and the impact of this tax is now being felt in "formalisation of enterprises, wider tax base and higher tax revenues".
July 1 to be commemorated as the GST Day
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) was launched on July 1, 2017 in a ceremony held in the Central Hall of Parliament on the midnight of June 30, 2017.
Modi Government to celebrate July 1st as ‘GST day’
New Delhi, June 30: The Narendra Modi government will celebrate 1st July 2018 (Sunday) as ‘GST day’ to…
Sushil Modi rules out bringing petrol, diesel under GST
New Delhi, June 29: GST Council Member and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi on Friday outright ruled out…
Only 21% feel GST reduced monthly grocery bills: Survey
New Delhi, June 29: Only 21 per cent of the over 32,000 people in 215 districts of India said…
Some gain, some pain for realty under new taxation regime
Home buyers who had pinned high hopes on GST for reduction in property prices are disappointed as the overall cost of a property purchase has not come down -- rather, in some cases, it has gone up.
One year of GST: Long way to go for a simple, uniform tax regime
GST is a very huge and complex exercise and one has to be honest that it could be implemented better and the details could have been (better) thought through," According to NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar
With 90% tax on petrol & diesel, bringing them under GST impractical: NITI Aayog VC
New Delhi, June 25: Petroleum is the taxation milch cow for the central and the state governments and it…
Chidambaram thanks Subramanian, slams Modi government
New Delhi, June 20: Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram said resignation of Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian revealed…
Ram Madhav’s close aide quits BJP
New Delhi, June 18: As 2019 Lok Sabha elections are approaching, the resignation of a BJP member and…
Chidambaram attacks Modi government for skyrocketing fuel prices, joblessness
New Delhi, June 11: Former finance minister, P Chidambaram on Monday launched a fresh attack on the Modi…
GST Impact: Thousands to lose jobs as Tamil Nadu industries face closure
Chennai, June 9 : Thousands of workers employed in small and medium industries in Tamil Nadu are facing the…
April GST collections cross Rs 94K crore
New Delhi, June 1: A total revenue collection under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in April crossed…
Fadnavis should ask Modi govt to bring fuel prices under GST: Chidambaram
New Delhi, May 25: Day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavi said bringing petrol and diesel under GST…
Bringing petrol, diesel under GST will lower prices, says Fadnavis
Mumbai, May 24: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said that the fuel prices will come down…
Petroleum products should come under GST: IOCL Chairman
New Delhi, May 22: Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) Chairman Sanjiv Singh on Tuesday stressed on bringing petroleum products…
GST on langar: SGPC writes to centre again, gets no response
Amritsar, May 10: The Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) wrote a letter to the central government, seeking exemption…
New method of filing GST returns in 6 months, panel to examine sugar cess
New Delhi, May 4: The GST Council on Friday decided to roll out in six months a new method…
One year of RERA: Tardy implementation restricts gains
By Vinod Behl Two years after the Centre notified the Real Estate Regulation and Development Act (RERA) of…
April gross GST revenue collection at over Rs 1 lakh crore
New Delhi, May 1: The total revenue collection under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime rose to…
Quoting Unique Identity Number on GST invoice is mandatory
New Delhi, April 27: Quoting of the Unique Identity Number (UIN) allotted to diplomats and multilateral agency officials serving…
Centre congratulates Bengal for becoming revenue surplus
Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) The Central government has congratulated the West Bengal government as the state has become…
Canon infusing AI into cameras for Indian millennials
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) As the millennials in India constantly strive to click that “wow” moment and…
Modi govt betrayed people’s trust: Cong on rising petrol, diesel prices
We have demanded in the past and we again reiterate our demand that petrol and diesel must be brought under the GST.
Fuel price: Pradhan appeals to bring petroleum in GST
New Delhi, April 2: Petroleum products should be brought under GST so that consumers can get the benefit of…
Demonetisation, GST massive damage to Indian economy: Rahul Gandhi
Mysuru. March 24: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said demonetisation and implementation of the goods and services…
Punjab waives its share in GST on community kitchens
Chandigarh, March 21: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced waiver of the state government’s 50 per cent…
Indian GST system among most complex globally: World Bank
India currently has four non-zero rates: 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent. Apart from that, several items are taxed at zero per cent while gold is taxed at 3 per cent. To make things worse, petroleum products, power and real estate have been kept outside the GST ambit.
Moody’s keep India’s growth forecast unchanged at 7.6%
New Delhi, Feb 28: Moody’s Investors Service has kept unchanged at 7.6 per cent the growth outlook for 2018…
GST collection dips marginally to Rs 86,318 crore in Jan
New Delhi, Feb 27: Revenue collections under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) fell marginally in January by Rs…
Economic survey 2018: A combo of cherry picked data
Instead of giving a true picture of the Indian Economy, the BJP Govt at centre has resorted to…
Jaitley’s last full Budget to be different due to GST
New Delhi, Jan 28: The last full Union Budget to be presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the…
GST has stabilised, opportunity for rationalisation: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, Jan 27: Days after the GST collections picked up after falling for two straight months, Union Finance…
25th GST Council meeting: Tax rate cut for 29 goods, 53 services
New Delhi, Jan 18: In an important Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meet ahead of the Union…
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley chairs a pre-budget meeting
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley chaired a pre-budget meeting on Thursday ahead of Budget on February 1. Finance minister…
This budget will be Modi government’s biggest challenge in 4 years
Unlike most countries, the budget is usually an eventful affair in India and is a heated topic of…
The challenges before 15th Finance Commission are many
The tax buoyancies have been affected by the transition to the GST and the GST compensation to states will continue till 2022.
Government to do additional market borrowing of Rs 50,000 crore
New Delhi: The government will undertake additional market borrowing of Rs 50,000 crore in the remaining period of the…
Congress protests near Gandhi statue over Hegde’s remark
New Delhi, Dec 28: Congress staged a protest in front of Gandhi statue inside Parliament premises on Thursday…
GST collections fall to Rs 80,808 cr in Nov
New Delhi, Dec 26: The total revenue collected under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) kept decreasing the second…
GST made 2017 most significant year for economy since Independence
The 70th year since Independence will go down in Indian history since the country switched over to the…
2017 In Retrospect: GST made 2017 most significant year for Indian economy
New Delhi, Dec 25: GST has been one of the most talked issues of Indian economy and especially…
Delayed refund to exporters in GST regime leads to job loss, says Amit Mitra
Kolkata, Dec 22: Raising concern on the mechanism for GST refund to exporters, West Bengal Finance Minister and GST…
Government for bringing petroleum under GST: Jaitley
New Delhi, Dec 19: The Central government favours bringing petroleum products under the ambit of Goods and Services Tax…
Of lies and half-truths
The BJP may have won Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but deep down, it…
Gujarat election results 2017: The political arithmetic has worked but the victory is pyrrhic
The arithmetic of politics has succeeded. The BJP has won, though with a lower tally in Gujarat. Himachal…
Nitish Kumar taunts Congress over defeat in Gujarat
Patna, Dec 18 : BJP ally, Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U President Nitish Kumar on Monday taunted the…
Political realities to weigh on economic decisions: Assocham
New Delhi, Dec 17: While the new GST regime has not gone down well with traders and with major…
GST Council nod for mandatory e-Way Bill for inter-state goods movement
New Delhi, Dec 16: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Saturday approved mandatory compliance of e-Way Bill…
‘Premature GST hurting small businesses, causing revenue shortfall’
New Delhi, Dec 14: West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Thursday attacked the Central government on what he…
Petroleum products could be taxed above GST: Bihar Deputy CM
New Delhi, Dec 14: Even if petroleum products are brought under Goods and Service Tax regime, central and state…
ADB lowers India’s GDP forecast to 6.7%
New Delhi, Dec 13: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday lowered its Indian GDP forecast for the current…
Rahul in his 12th question raises voice for small businessmen of Gujarat
In his 12th question, Rahul Gandhi shows concerns towards small and middle-class businessmen. The Congress vice president in…
12%, 18% GST rates can be merged to new slab, says Sushil Modi
Kolkata, Dec 8: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Friday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST)…
Modi never discussed Narmada issue with me as Gujarat CM: Manmohan Singh
Rajkot : Contradicting what Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been saying on the Narmada issue, former Prime Minister Manmohan…
Modi should be more circumspect before making statements: Kapil Sibal
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal while talking to the media today said, that…
Health Ministry seeks lower GST on medical services
New Delhi, Dec 7: The Union Health Ministry has written to the Finance Ministry seeking reduction in GST rates…
Increasing cost pressure, GST pull services output down: PMI
Mumbai, Dec 5: Increasing cost pressure, along with the aftermath the Goods and Services Tax (GST), dragged the output…
Rahul shoots off seventh question at Modi, attacks BJP on inflation
While shooting off the seventh question at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gandhi aggressively highlighted the difference in rates…
Present GST is tax terrorism: Manmohan Singh
It was in your backyard in Dandi where the Mahatma decided to protest against the unjust British tax on salt.
BJP needs to rein in the Hindutva hotheads
The rise in the growth rate to the moderately satisfactory 6.3 per cent from the depressingly low 5.7…
8th of November was a black day for our economy & democracy says Manmohan Singh
Former Prime minister of India Manmohan Singh criticised BJP’s attempt to propogate that there was any kind of…
Aware of political risks in my war against corruption: Modi
New Delhi, Nov 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said opposition criticism won’t deter him from his government’s…
Is Arvind Subramanian stupid too, Chidambaram asks Modi
New Delhi, Nov 30: Defending his party’s stand demanding capping of GST at 18 per cent, senior Congress leader…
Modi a far better actor than Amitabh Bachchan: Rahul
Ahmedabad: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, terming him a “far better actor”…
B. N. Sharma appointed as National Anti-Profiteering Authority Chief
New Delhi, Nov 28: The government appointed IAS officer Badri Narain Sharma as the Chairman of the newly…
Modi is Manmohan Desai of politics, says Yechury
New Delhi, Nov 23: CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday compared Prime Minister Narendra Modis style of functioning…
The PEW survey: the good and bad
The survey states that BJP supporters expressed more favourable opinion on the Indian economy than the Congress supporters and that is understandable as why they should say otherwise.
Modi celebrates Moody’s ratings while Indians suffer in poverty and dearth of resources
Credit rating company Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded India’s sovereign rating to Baa2 by a notch from Baa3…
Moody’s upgrades India’s sovereign rating
New Delhi, Nov 17: US credit rating agency Moody’s on Friday upgraded India’s sovereign rating to Baa2 from its…
Exporters can now file GST refund claim manually: CBEC
New Delhi, Nov 16: Exporters can now manually file claims for GST refunds before tax officers owing to the…
Modi government has mastered art of economic disasters: Congress
Wholesale inflation accelerated to 3.59 per cent in October, a six-month high, on the back of increasing prices. This was mostly driven by food and fuel prices.
Yashwant Sinha’s Jibe: Arun Jaitely a burden on people of Gujarat
New Delhi, Nov 15: Launching a scathing attack over implementation of the Goods and Service Tax (GST) , Senior BJP…
Public ire forced BJP to revise GST rates: Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow, Nov 14: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said the central government, led by the Bharatiya…
Public ire forced BJP to slash GST rates, says Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow, Nov 14: Launching a scathing attack on the central government, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on…
GST caused temporary slowdown, India poised to recover: Assocham
New Delhi, Nov 12: Despite a temporary economic slowdown post implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in…
Huge crowds greet Rahul in Patidar villages
Gandhinagar, Nov 11: On his fourth visit to poll-bound Gujarat, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday began his…
Rahul on three-day visit to north Gujarat, BJP’s bastion
Gandhinagar, Nov 11: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi arrived in Gujarat on Saturday on a three-day visit, his fourth…
Won’t allow ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Nov 10: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said his party will not allow the BJP-led…
GST Council cuts tax for 178 items from 28% to 18%, Only 50 luxury goods to remain in highest slab
New Delhi , Nov 10: The GST council on Friday decided to slash rates on over 175 items, reducing taxes…
Sack Jaitley over GST: Yashwant Sinha to Modi
New Delhi, Nov 10: Senior BJP leader on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove Finance Minister Arun Jaitley…
Expect shower of Changes in GST from ‘Panic-Stricken’ Modi govt at meet: Chidambaram
New Delhi, Nov 10: Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said thanks to the Gujarat assembly elections,…
Interview Niti Aayog’s Bibek Debroy: Demonetisation was for institutional cleansing
New Delhi, Nov 9: NITI Ayog member Bibek Debroy admits that demonetisation was a temporary shock on growth but…
India’s Q3 gold demand falls by 24% due to GST, anti-money laundering norms: WGC
New Delhi, Nov 9: Demand for gold in India for third quarter (July-September) 2017 was at 145.9 tonnes down…
Demonetisation, GST broke textile hub Surat’s legs: Rahul Gandhi
Gandhinagar, Nov 8: Lashing out at the BJP-led central government, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said demonetisation…
Congress seeks apology from Modi, Jaitley over Note ban & GST
New Delhi, Nov 8: Terming demonetisation and the GST a “surgical strike”, the Congress demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Note ban, GST ‘twin blow’ to economy, winds of change blowing in Gujarat: Manmohan
Ahmedabad, Nov 7 : Former Prime Minister and leading economist, Manmohan Singh on Tuesday lashed out at the…
Demonetisation’s short-term costs were high, long-term benefit doubtful
When Raghuram Rajan, former governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), cautioned the government against demonetisation, saying…
‘Demonetisation’ an organised loot & legalized plunder, says Manmohan Singh
Gujarat, Nov 7: Ahead of assembly elections, Congress is all in action to leave no stone unturned towards…
Manmohan Singh to campaign in Gujarat, meet SMEs over demonetisation, GST
Gandhinagar, Nov 6: With the Gujarat atmosphere charged with election fever, the Congress is hoping to cash in on…
Rethinking World Bank ranking
India has a long way to go. It would be in the fitness of things for the government to lay out a roadmap for businesses at the bottom of the pyramid and work hard to address their issues.
World Bank ranking is recognition for our work: Modi
New Delhi, Nov 4 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India has improved 42 ranks on the…
Small, medium firms were limping back when GST added to pain: Stakeholders
New Delhi, Nov 3 : The backbone of India’s manufacturing sector — micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) —…
Rahul clueless about World Bank’s take on Indian economy: BJP
New Delhi, Nov 1 : The BJP on Wednesday hit back at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, saying he…
Negative impact of demonetisation on economy transitory: Rating agencies
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Nov 1 : The adverse impact of demonetisation on the Indian economy would be transitory,…
No ease of doing business for SMSEs in India: Rahul
Jambusar (Gujarat), Nov 1 : Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the Modi government for demonetization and…
Diwali was dim for fashion industry reeling under demonetisation, GST
By Nivedita New Delhi, Oct 31 : Style, it would appear, never goes out of fashion. But the passion…
PM Modi influencing CAG to escape blame for demonetisation, GST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi increased tax base by way of implementing demonetisation and now has influenced CAG to…
Desperate BJP invokes Vallabhbhai, Ambedkar for votes but avoid following their philosophies
Prime Minister Narendra Modi keeps on harping about following great leaders like Vallabhbhai Patel, Deen Dayal Upadhyay and Dr BR Ambedkar but unfortunately his actions are totally in the reverse direction.
Diwali was dim for fashion industry reeling under demonetisation, GST
Style, it would appear, never goes out of fashion. But the passion to spend on designer clothes and…
Goa blues: Demonetisation played party-pooper in India’s tourism capital
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, Oct 30: In India’s holiday capital, demonetisation crashed the party for the tourism and travel…
People solidly back demonetisation, will hold Congress accountable on GST: BJP
New Delhi, Oct 30: The BJP on Monday hit back at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for attacking demonetisation…
Congress to hold nation-wide protests on Nov 8
New Delhi, Oct 30: The Congress on Monday said it will observe November 8 as “Black Day” with country-wide…
Demonetisation a disaster, GST torpedoed economy: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Oct 30: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday described demonetisation as an “out and out disaster”…
A letter to Rahul
Hello Rahul You are at the fountain head of the opposition Congress party as a virtual shadow Prime…
Jaitley gave factually wrong picture of economy: Congress
New Delhi, Oct 25 : The Congress on Wednesday hit out at Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for…
September GST collections touch Rs 92,150 crore: Govt
New Delhi, Oct 24: The government on Tuesday announced that India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections in September totalled Rs…
Rahul Gandhi mocks Modi’s ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’, says ‘Ye kamai mujhe dede’
New Delhi, Oct 24: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday yet again took potshots at Prime Minister Narendra…
Rahul’s Jibe: GST is Gabbar Singh Tax
Gandhinagar, Oct 23: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over demonetisation and GST…
Demonetisation, GST likely to impact wedding season business by 10-15%: Assocham
New Delhi, Oct 23: The industry chamber Assocham on Monday said demonetisation and newly implemented Goods and Service…
GST rate structure needs rejig to cut burden on small businesses: Hasmukh Adhia
New Delhi, Oct 23: Nearly four months into the Goods and Services Tax (GST) roll out, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh…
‘Mersal’ producers ready to cut controversial scenes
Chennai, Oct 22: After facing flak from the Tamil Nadu unit of BJP over Tamil movie “Mersal”, the film…
Deleting GST dialogues in ‘Mersal’ reflects BJP’s dictatorial tendencies
The latest controversy over superstar ‘Joseph’ Vijay’s Diwali release ‘Mersal’ in which he mocks the central government’s flagship…
Overcoming ghost of note ban and ignoring GST’s impact, people throng gold shops on Dhanteras
New Delhi/Mumbai/Kolkata/Chennai/Bengaluru, Oct 17 : Come Dhanteras, and the hunger for gold, so visible among Indians, has helped…
Dhanteras 2017: GST dampens kitchenware sales by 30-40%
New Delhi, Oct 17: Dhanteras this year failed to usher in good luck for kitchenware sellers who witnessed 30-40…
Housing demand remains subdued, affordable segment to drive future growth
Kolkata, Oct 17: Notwithstanding the implementation of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA), and the…
Bring real estate sector under GST: Sisodia to Jaitley
New Delhi, Oct 15: Real estate sector should be brought under the ambit of the Goods and Services Tax…
GST Council should bring real estate sector under new tax regime at the earliest
Rahul Gandhi for once spoke sensibly when he insisted that the GST rate should be one-size-fits-all 18 percent enshrined in the constitution.
Petrol pump dealers call off their October 13 nationwide strike
New Delhi, Oct 11: Petrol pump dealers have called off their nationwide strike scheduled for October 13, Friday,…
States have agreed to bring petrol, diesel under GST, says Maharashtra FM
Mumbai, Oct 10: Ending all the confusion, Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Tuesday said that all the states…
Truckers to go on strike from today, demand diesel inclusion in GST
Transporters also demanded the revision of diesel prices should be done on a quarterly basis.
India has to grow faster, running against time: Jaitley
Washington, Oct 8, 2017: India needs to grow at a faster pace, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said,…
Congress to gain from anti-incumbency factor faced by BJP as Modi won polls in 2014
The electoral battle of Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat assembly polls has officially started with Congress vice President Rahul…
Amendments in GST just an eye wash, says Sharad Yadav
New Delhi, Oct 7: Taking a jibe at the central government, Rebel Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav on Saturday said…
22nd GST Council Meeting: Exporters to get e-wallet, threshold for composition scheme raised
New Delhi, Oct 6: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, chaired by the Finance Minister, met here and discussed…
Lack of jobs will be major issue in next LS polls: Yashwant Sinha
Interview: By V.S. Chandrasekar and Meghna Mittal New Delhi, Oct 6: Dissident BJP leader Yashwant Sinha remains unfazed by all…
GST may cause a loss of Rs 20,000 crore for Indian freight forwarding companies
New Delhi,5th October: The implementation of GST is having a drastic impact on freight forwarding companies. According to financial…
PM Modi should stop making false claims
Empty vessels make much noise This aptly fits in the present scenario when Prime Minister tries hard to…
No new Tamil films will release: Producers Council
Chennai, Oct 4: The Tamil Nadu Film Producers Council on Wednesday said no new Tamil films will release on…
Notes Ban ‘Largest Money-Laundering Scheme Ever’: Arun Shourie
The major economic policies are being decided in "a sealed echo chamber" of "2.5 persons" whom he listed as "Amit Shah, PM Modi, and an in-house lawyer.
Public sentiment against Modi govt due to ‘all-round failures’: Sharad Pawar
Mumbai, Oct 3: Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi government, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said…
Fitch lowers India’s 2017-18 growth forecast to 6.9%
Mumbai, Oct 2, 2017: International ratings agency Fitch on Monday lowered India’s growth forecast to 6.9 per cent,…
Chennai multiplexes strike against double taxation on tickets
Chennai, Oct 3: Chennai Multiplexes went on strike on Tuesday in protest against the levying of an additional tax…
2014 victory now seems so distant for the BJP and Modi
The unrest drew attention to the fact that the BJP's student wing, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), has lost several student union elections recently in a demonstration of how the youth was getting disillusioned with the party.
Those demanding development must be ready to compromise says Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, Oct 1: While addressing at the “Foundation Day” event organized by National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and…
Deadline to sell pre-GST goods extended till Dec 31
New Delhi, Sep 29, 2017: The government on Friday extended the deadline to sell pre-GST goods with stickers/stamps…
“Modi-nomics” and “Jaitley-nomics” have “utterly” failed says Surjewala
NewDelhi, 29th September: Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over their “economic mismanagement”, the…
Govt extends deadline for sale of MRP labelled pre-GST stock up to 31st December
New Delhi, Sep 30: Government on Friday extended the last date for selling MRP (Maximum Retail Price) labeled…
Anatomy of a decline
The PM in attempting to usher in the era of a cashless society, has rendered poor people cashless.
Jayant Sinha article reads like PIB release, says Chidambaram
Jayant Sinha's article came a day after his father and senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha wrote a searing critique of the Narendra Modi government's handling of economy.
Jaitley meets exporters, traders to review GST issues
New Delhi, Sep 28: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday met representatives of traders and exporters for feedback…
GST collection for August at Rs 90669 crore, with 55% traders filing returns
New Delhi, Sep 27: The government revenue collection from GST for August stood at Rs 90,669 crore from the…
Odisha loses Rs 525 cr post-GST: State Finance Minister
Bhubaneswar, Sep 25: Just in a span of two months post implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST)…
Amit Shah lauds economy, attacks Rahul
New Delhi, Sep 25, 2017: Amid concerns over slowing economic growth, BJP President Amit Shah on Monday lauded…
Gold will not glitter this Diwali!
New Delhi, Sep 24: With Goods and Services Tax (GST), demonetisation and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations coming into effect,…
Extend GST return deadline by 2 months to resolve issues: CII
New Delhi, Sep 24: Industry chamber CII on Sunday said that in view of certain pending issues, the deadline…
Pradhan for petrol, diesel pricing under GST regime
Gandhinagar, Sep 23: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday batted for including petroleum products under the Goods and…
Economy facing transitional challenges: Arvind Subramanian
New Delhi, Sep 23: Arvind Subramanian, whose term as Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) has been extended by a year,…
Modi: a despot or a demagogue?
It was on 18th September, BJP Govt celebrated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 67th birthday as “Seva Divas”. On…
Deadline to file transitional credit under GST extended to Oct 31
New Delhi, Sep 22, 2017: The government has extended to October 31 the deadline for businesses to file…
‘New demon’ GST pinches Durga Puja organisers, idol makers
Kolkata, Blaming the timing of the Goods and Services tax (GST) rollout, Durga Puja organisers and idol makers…
GST returns filing peaked to record 13.76 lakh on last day: GSTN
New Delhi, Sep 21: More than 13.76 lakh returns — the highest in a day till now — were…
Hasty implementation of GST, demonetisation will adversely affect GDP: Manmohan Singh
With informal and small-scale sectors accounting about 40 per cent of the USD 2.5 trillion economy, Singh said that the decision of demonetisation, coupled with GST, had an adverse impact on the economy.
Market pricing regime in fuels distorted by taxes: Assocham
New Delhi, Sep 17: Calling for a cut in the cess on transport fuels, industry chamber Assocham said on…
Rahul Gandhi’s criticism is similar to PM Modi ‘s criticism of UPA during foreign trips
It’s really astonishing how BJP leaders have been reacting to Congress vice-President Rahul Gandhi’s remark on the increasing…
Traders faces problem in GST filing, BJP leader comments
New Delhi, Sep11: Traders faced big problem in filing the GST first return on GST Network (GSTN) portal.…
GST: Cess hike on cars to take effect from Monday
New Delhi, Sep 11: The increased Goods and Services Tax (GST) cess on mid- and high-segment cars approved by…
30 items of mass consumption to cost less, GST cess to go up on SUVs, large cars
Hyderabad, Sep 9 : The GST rates on 30 items of mass consumption were slashed on Saturday while…
GSTR-1 filing deadline extended till September 10
New Delhi, Sep 5: The government has extended the deadline for filing the GST sales return, GSTR-1 till September…
Government waives penalty on late GST returns for July
New Delhi, Sep 2, 2017: The government, on the recommendations of the Goods and Services Tax Council, has…
Modi tells taxmen to aim for registering even small traders under GST
New Delhi, Sep 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked taxmen to work towards registering even relatively small…
Hike in GST cess makes cars expensive
NEW DELHI, Aug 30: The Cabinet today increase the cess on mid-size, large cars and SUVs from 15 per…
GST will have positive impact on states’ finances: Ind-Ra
New Delhi, Aug 28: The implementation of the Goods and Services tax (GST) will have a positive impact on…
‘First return filing under GST progressing smoothly on last day’
New Delhi, Aug 25 : Unlike the technical snags faced by traders earlier, the first return filing under the…
‘5%, 18% GST applicable on selling advertisement space in print’
New Delhi, Aug 23 : The government on Wednesday clarified that selling of space for advertisements in print…
BJP controls the media and minds of people, concedes Kapil Sibal
Congress and the opposition face an uphill task and need to put their act together, says Kapil Sibal…
Confusion among traders as GST filing site stops functioning
New Delhi, Aug 19: Traders across the country faced problems on Saturday as the Goods and Services Tax…
IndiGo awaits GST clarification to import engines, denies flight cancellations
New Delhi, Aug 18: Budget passenger airline IndiGo on Friday said it is awaiting certain clarifications regarding GST rates…
‘Number of slabs in GST will be reduced later’
Kolkata, Aug 12: The number of tax slabs in the Goods and Services Tax (GST)regime would be reduced with…
Attaining 6.75-7.5 per cent GDP growth projected previously will be difficult:Econimic survey part 2
Finance ministry on Friday(11th August) released 2nd part of the economic survey which highlighted the new issues related…