Tag Archives: GST

Congress will finalize its strategy for Parliament today

Congress will formulate its strategy for Parliament’s monsoon session, which begins September 14, in a meeting on Tuesday. The party parliament strategy group meeting will be chaired by Congress Speaker Sonia Gandhi and will be attended by Rahul Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, AK Antony, Ahmed Patel, Jairam Ramesh, …

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Government studies GST rate cut for the automobile sector

Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Prakash Javadekar, said on Friday that the central government is looking into the auto industry’s recommendation for a reduction in GST rates by 10% in all categories of vehicles. The announcement will be made soon, he added. Speaking at the 60th Annual …

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Avoid office functions, don’t create new positions

In an attempt to save resources for “priority schemes”, the Finance Ministry issued a detailed list on spending management on Friday. “In the context of the current fiscal situation and the consequent pressure on government resources, there is a need for greater economy and rationalization of non-priority spending …”, the …

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GST deficit is a fiscal problem for the government

Over the past few weeks, there has been a heated discussion between the central and state governments about offsetting the goods and services tax (GST). The Center had assured states compensation for any shortfall in tax collection through 2022. Mint explores the issue. Why is tax revenue so stressed? Tax …

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Four states reject the Center’s options on GST fees

The Center’s suggestion that states borrow to cover the revenue shortfall in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has run into some turmoil and some states governed by non-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parties reject both. options presented to them. West Bengal, Kerala, Delhi and Punjab have opposed the plan. The …

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