GST
- India
GST cut on health insurance premium deferred, cancer drugs to become cheaper
New Delhi: The GST Council, headed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Monday announced setting up a Group of Ministers (GoM) on slashing the tax rate on life and health insurance, as…
- Photos
In pics – GST Council meeting: 09-09-2024
New Delhi: Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the 54th meeting of the GST Council, at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in New Delhi, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (PTI Photo)…
- India
SC dismisses plea challenging constitutional amendments relating to GST
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the constitutionality of certain amendments introduced in the Constitution for implementing Goods and Services Tax (GST). A bench presided over by…
- Business
GST collections see 10 pc YoY growth at Rs 1.75 lakh crore in August
New Delhi: The goods and services tax (GST) collections stood at Rs 1.75 lakh crore in the month of August, around 10 per cent rise from Rs 1.59 lakh crore in GST…
- India
Plea in SC challenges constitutional amendments relating to GST
New Delhi: A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of certain amendments introduced in the Constitution for implementing Goods and Services Tax (GST), which will be heard…
- India
Mamata supports demand to withdraw GST on life, medical insurance premiums
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee supported the demand for withdrawing GST on life and medical insurance premiums, stating that it adversely affects people’s ability to take care of their vital…
- India
July GST collections surge 10.3 pc to Rs 1.82 lakh crore
New Delhi: India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections surged by a robust 10.3 per cent to Rs 1.82 lakh crore in July compared to the same month of the previous year,…
- Bangalore
Karnataka authorities have withdrawn GST notice: Infosys
New Delhi: A day after it received Rs 32,403 crore GST demand, Infosys on Thursday said Karnataka state authorities have withdrawn the ‘pre-show cause’ notice to the company and directed it to…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: Ex-chief secretary Somesh Kumar booked for GST fraud
Hyderabad: The Central Crime Station (CCS) of the Hyderabad police has registered a case against former chief secretary Somesh Kumar and two senior officers of the Commercial Taxes department for alleged Goods…
- India
Atishi demands Rs 10,000 cr for Delhi, claims no return on Rs 2 lakh cr tax contribution
New Delhi: Delhi Finance Minister Atishi on Friday demanded Rs 10,000 crore from the Centre for infrastructure development, claiming the city government got nothing in return over the past year despite its…
- Business
RBI Chief sees India on path to steady 8 pc GDP growth
Mumbai: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das sees India moving ahead towards an 8 percent GDP growth trajectory on a sustained basis, driven by structural economic reforms such as GST. “If you look at…
- India
GST Council waives interest, penalty on notices to taxpayers under Section 73
New Delhi: As part of several taxpayer-friendly decisions, the GST Council on Saturday recommended the waiving of interest and penalty in cases of tax demand notices that have been sent under Section…
- India
Centre wants to levy GST on petrol, diesel; states have to decide rate: FM
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the intention of the central government has always been to bring petrol and diesel under GST, and it is now up to the…
- India
Railway services, students’ hostels exempted from GST
New Delhi: The GST Council meeting chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday decided to exempt services provided by Indian Railways from GST. Addressing the media after the council meeting, the…
- India
GST has benefited the poor, empowered the states: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday that two significant milestones have now been achieved in the larger GST architecture with the appointment of the President of the GST Appellate…
