Goods and Services Tax (GST)
GST Council removes tax exemptions on some items
States clamour for more revenue share
GST Council advice not final: SC
Parliament and the state legislatures possess equal powers to legislate on GST
5 per cent GST rate may give way for 3%, 8% slabs
Every 1% increase in 5% slab, which mainly includes packaged food items, would roughly yield an additional revenue of ₹50,000 Cr annually
Government: Exploring ways to check rise in fuel price
Hardeep Singh Puri said a proposal to bring petroleum products under the GST was taken up by the GST Council, but it 'did not find favour'
State ministers to review GST rates
The Group of Ministers looking at rate rationalisation will review the goods and services that are exempted from taxes
GST collections cross Rs 1L crore for the first time after COVID-19 hit India
The revenues collected for the month are 10 per cent higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year
GST rate cut to give boost to housing sector
GST council said any residential apartment costing up to Rs 45 lakh in cities would be now categorised as affordable housing.
'I was also accidental Finance Minister': ex-PM Manmohan Singh
'I was not the prime minister who was afraid of talking to the press. I met the press regularly,' Manmohan Singh said.
GST Council has taken 918 decisions, says FinMin
Around 96% of decisions already implemented by the ministries via 294 notifications.
Petrol pumps shut, Kejriwal says ‘BJP sponsored strike’
In Delhi, petrol now costs Rs 81.74 a litre and diesel is priced at Rs 75.19 per litre.