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GST Council snips peak rate basket, approves simpler returns filing process
The Goods and Services Tax Council has pruned the list of items under the peak 28 per cent rate.
It said on Saturday that it was cutting the rates for consumer goods such as refrigerators, small TV sets, washing machines and vacuum cleaners – the estimated cost to the exchequer is at Rs 60 billion a year. Read more.
PM dismisses Oppn attempts at unity, questions motive behind no-trust vote
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dismissed opposition attempts at unity as an opportunity for the BJP and mocked Congress
