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The tax for the real estate has gone up from 12 per cent to 18 per cent.

Real-estate owners to absorb GST burden as property sales drop

GST on real estate is 12 per cent and in pre-GST period, taxation was about six to seven per cent.

6 July 2017 5:49 PM IST

Union labour minister Bandaru Dattatreya

EPFO to raise ETF investment to Rs 45,000 cr: Dattatreya

Dattatreya also said the ministry is working on consolidating 44 labour codes into four in order to simplify them.

6 July 2017 5:06 PM IST

Darjeeling is home to 87 tea gardens and the agitation has pushed them to the brink.

Darjeeling tea planters suffer Rs 260-cr loss on unrest

Besides revenue loss, delay in plucking due to Gorkha agitation has caused loss of entire July crop.

6 July 2017 4:40 PM IST

EPFO has already joined the vast network of over 2 lakh common services centres (CSC) of the IT department to widen its reach.

Provident Fund rates for 2018 to be announced by EPFO in August

There is a buzz that the interest rate on EPF can be further lowered by around 25 basis points.

6 July 2017 4:28 PM IST

Automobile industry had approached the GST Council and government seeking to reconsider keeping the category at 28 per cent plus 15 per cent cess.

Expect auto demand to rise in short term after GST: Goenka

Growth in the auto industry would depend on other factors such as interest rates on vehicle loans.

6 July 2017 4:06 PM IST

The GST Council cleared nil rate on live asses, mules and hinnies while placing live horses under the 12 per cent bracket.

No integrated GST on Special Economic Zones

There are 421 government-approved SEZ zones in India currently , of which 218 are operational.

6 July 2017 3:40 PM IST

People stand in a queue outside an ATM in CP.

Your Rs 100 ATM withdrawal to cost Rs 3 more

Earlier, services tax for financial services was 15 per cent which means a rise of 3 per cent.

6 July 2017 2:59 PM IST

The GST Council cleared nil rate on live asses, mules and hinnies while placing live horses under the 12 per cent bracket.

GST awareness quotient low for more than half the population: survey

People in Tamil Nadu have the lowest awareness level about Goods and Services Tax, the survey by Way2Online found.

6 July 2017 2:23 PM IST

The 3.5 kgs gold, which has been seized, is assessed to be worth Rs 92.87 lakh. Both the accused have been arrested, Garg said. (Representational Image)

GST could dampen India gold demand in short term: WGC

Goods and Services Tax (GST) on gold has jumped to 3 per cent from 1.2 per cent previously.

6 July 2017 2:15 PM IST

The government has proposed to halve the income tax to 5 per cent for those earning between Rs 2,50,000 and Rs 5,00,000 per annum, in a relief to the middle class.

Filing I-T returns: a step-by-step guide to fill ITR-1 Sahaj form

ITR-1 Sahaj form is a simple, seven-structure form for individuals earning up to Rs 50 lakh.

6 July 2017 1:55 PM IST

Amazon pumps in Rs 1,680 crore more in India unit

Amazon India is estimated to have already received over USD 2 billion in funding.

6 July 2017 1:41 PM IST

Railway staff carried out the girders work at Thakurli. (Photo: Debasish Dey)

Railways plans a 'Give It Up' for train ticket subsidy

At present Indian Railways bears 43 per cent cost of train tickets incurred by passengers.

6 July 2017 1:03 PM IST