Goods And Services Tax (GST)

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Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi.

Tough policy decisions need more than absolute majority

In the context of the demonetisation and GST reforms, surely certain things could have been done a little better with some more preparation.

24 Nov 2017 12:10 AM

The GST rates will be changed much too often, to meet economic rationality as well as political expediency, and finance ministers will continue to pretend that they are doing it all for very good reasons.

Is govt playing ducks and drakes with GST?

The GST is an empty political slogan promising the world in your palm. It is not a question of bad implementation of a well-intended tax reform.

13 Nov 2017 12:19 AM

Veteran BJP leader Yashwant Sinha also charged the BJP with resorting to lies on note ban and the new tax regime. (Photo: PTI | File)

Jaitley messed up GST; Modi must appoint new FM: Yashwant Sinha

Yashwant Sinha said demonetisation has not achieved its goal of flushing black money out of the system.

11 Nov 2017 2:47 PM

Lawyers under GST: Congress rally on November 22

The Delhi government is also charging commercial rates from the lawyers’ offices.

11 Nov 2017 1:47 AM

Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi. (Photo: File)

Congress protests at GST council meet

Demanded rollback of indirect taxes and changes in the 28% tax slab.

10 Nov 2017 2:15 AM

Earlier on April 9, 2016, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar not only demanded increasing the reservation quota in jobs beyond 50 per cent, but also advocated extending the facility in the private sector. (Photo: PTI)

There must be reservation in private sector too: Bihar CM

Last week, the Bihar Cabinet approved a proposal to bring outsourced government jobs within the ambit of reservation.

06 Nov 2017 5:04 PM

Congress spokesperson said, 'People feared Gabbar when he used to say kitne aadmi the and now they fear Modi when he says mitron because they do not know what is coming next.' (Photo: File | PTI)

Congress equates PM's 'Mitron' to Gabbar's 'kitne aadmi the'

Earlier, Rahul Gandhi said while campaigning in Gujarat - where elections will be held in December - that GST stood for 'Gabbar Singh Tax'.

06 Nov 2017 4:09 PM

World Bank's report notes India is one country which has made structural reforms this year, said the Finance Minister. (Photo: PTI | File)

India bags 100th position in World Bank's ease of doing business

With Bhutan securing the 75th position in the Ease of Doing Business rankings, India secured 100th position.

31 Oct 2017 8:02 PM

BJP’s Tamil Nadu president Tamilisai Soundararajan had on Thursday called for deleting the scenes which have reference to the GST and the digital India initiative of the BJP government.(Representational image)

Congress taunts BJP over Tamil film’s GST joke

Tamil film Parasakthi was a strong critique of the prevailing socio-economic order in the 1950s, which sparked a controversy.

22 Oct 2017 2:29 AM

PM Modi likely to lower cap of GST?

Problems of traders being resolved: Rupani

16 Oct 2017 12:13 AM

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray (Photo: PTI)

People are not happy, Shiv Sena chief warns BJP

The people are not in the mood to listen and they have started speaking out against the government.

08 Oct 2017 12:48 AM

Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (L) with World Bank President Jim Yong Kim (R). (Photo: PTI)

Indian economy slowdown temporary, GST to bear positive effect: World Bank

World Bank Prez said recent slowdown was an aberration which will correct in coming months, and GDP growth will stabilise during the year.

06 Oct 2017 9:49 AM

The last date for filing of final sales returns for July in GSTR-1 form is October 10, while the date for uploading of purchase returns in GSTR-2 is October 31. (Photo: File/Representational)

GST Council to meet today to aid faster refunds for exporters

The full-fledged meeting of the GST Council is also likely to assess the improvements in the GST Network's functioning, officials said.

06 Oct 2017 8:23 AM

Former finance minister P. Chidambaram (Photo: PTI)

Demonetisation move a monumental disaster: Former FM Chidambaram

Chidambaram also rubbished the government’s claims that the number of terrorist- and naxal attacks had gone down after demonetisation.

10 Sep 2017 1:23 AM

Nearly 65,000 government contractors have pending bills of Rs 3,200 crore since the financial year 2013-14.

Contractors across state stop working due to GST issues

Bhosale said, “We called upon PWD minister Chandrakant Patil for help. But he refused, saying he is unable to intervene in the matter."

10 Sep 2017 1:20 AM

New tax effect: BMC to scrap 1,500 tenders

The government had issued a directive to cancel tenders that do not mention the newly implemented system.

10 Sep 2017 1:02 AM

This facility had always got a tepid response, but IRCTC has stopped the service because there is uncertainty over application of GST, an official said.

Flummoxed by GST, IRCTC stops mailing passes

At the same time, GST is being levied on First-Class passes issued at the counter or via the mobile application till a decision is made.

20 Aug 2017 1:51 AM

Having achieved some success on the anti-graft drive (over Rs 4,313 crore black money have been unearthed since May 2014), Modi may play up this again, says the report. (Photo: PTI)

In run-up to 2019 polls, Modi may publicise BJP feats, emerge with lower taxes: report

Strong anti-corruption rhetoric is likely to stay at the core of Modi's policy framework.

13 Aug 2017 5:10 PM

Not knowing your costs could mean that you will miss your investment target by a margin of several lakh rupees in the long run. Let’s understand this with an example here.

What Does Your MFs Cost You?

A small increase in costs could reduce overall returns by a few lakhs.

26 Jul 2017 2:04 AM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (Photo: PTI)

Vajpayee set the ball rolling on GST, says Arun Jaitley

Taking a jibe at Congress, Mr Jaitley said that GST was in the party’s election manifestos.

07 Jul 2017 2:23 AM

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