Goods and Services Tax

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04 November, 2016

Why there is more confusion than clarity on the GST rate structure

The Centre and states have crossed a major hurdle for the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) after ......

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03 November, 2016

GST Council finalises tax structure

Ending months of speculation, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Thursday finalised the tax rates that will be ......

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03 November, 2016

GST Council meeting: Will the Centre and states find a consensus on tax rates?

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) council, which is headed by union finance minister Arun Jaitley and comprises his counterparts ......

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05 October, 2016

Why IMF's global economic outlook means both good and bad news for India

On Wednesday, International Monetary Fund (IMF) came out with its World Economic Outlook for October 2016. IMF has predicted subdued ......

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30 September, 2016

Economy round-up: GST council meets again; all set for spectrum auction

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, which is chaired by the union finance minister and comprises his counterparts from ......

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28 September, 2016

Economy round-up: State banks may get more powers; GST on track for April 2017 rollout

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has said that a law to empower bankers at state-owned banks to take key decisions, without ......

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27 September, 2016

All you need to know about draft GST rules

The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) on Monday unveiled a set of draft rules for the new Goods ......

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23 September, 2016

Economy round-up: Consensus eludes GST Council; SEBI asks ratings firms for disclosures

The central government is finding it tough to build a consensus over the turnover threshold above which the Goods and ......

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20 September, 2016

Economy round-up: Railways to retain autonomy; govt sets up war room for GST rollout

Even as the government moves to merge the railway and the Union budgets, the railways will retain its autonomy when ......

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19 September, 2016

Economy round-up: Drought plan in offing; Parliament may meet sooner to pass GST bills

The central government will next month unveil a plan to fight drought that will involve the ministries of rural development, ......