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Flavoured milk or beverage? AAAR says Vadilal's Power Sip is the latter

GST rate is 5% on milk and 12% for beverage; company says product is flavoured milk

Transport services to civic bodies not exempt from GST in each & every case

Companies supplying vehicles to local bodies must prove that the underlying activities are exempt services, such as public health, in order to avoid paying tax, ruled Gujarat-based AAR

Private players dominate external debt growth amid economic recovery

External borrowings up 8.2% overall in FY22; private debt accounts for 60%, against 29% a year ago

Low rate regime: Why corporation tax is a hit but not personal tax?

While the new corporation tax regime has drawn a good response, the personal income tax regime seems to have attracted only a lukewarm response

'Must provide jobs to those not well-educated to go beyond freebies'

Harvard Business School professor Christian Ketels says it isn't useful to think of manufacturing versus services jobs; a range of sectors need to be mobilised for job creation

Can India's GDP grow 7% annually over 25 yrs? Data suggests it's tough

India has seen GDP growth of 7% or more for five straight years only once in the past 30 years

Ombudsmen disposed of 32% more complaints against insurers in 2021-22

Complaints relating to health insurance made up a third of the total number cases disposed of in 2020-21, a period marked by the first wave of Covid-19

Investments rise in June quarter, but still lower than 30% of GDP

Though GFCF growth at 10-year high in constant price terms, but experts say that is overstated

Centre's fiscal deficit at 5.2% of GDP in Q1; experts say it may widen

Expect capex to pick up in the second half of the year and inch closer to 6.4% Budget estimate for full year

India will not miss estimated 11.1% FY23 nominal GDP growth: Bibek Debroy

The country, according to the chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, will achieve the estimates made in the Budget, despite the tense geopolitical situation

Hit on revenues from alcohol to dent Delhi govt's revenue balance

The projected revenue from alcohol estimated at the time of presenting the Budget constituted around 20 per cent of the state's expected own tax revenue and 15 per cent of its total receipts.

Should India have a deputy PM? Gurcharan and Sanyal air different views

Former P&G CEO Das, who proposed the idea, said this individual should be a leader who would coordinate among different entities to raise competitiveness of the economy

Job creation, reduced inequality should be key targets for India: Report

Study says growth in prosperity also needs to be environmentally sustainable and must be solid and resilient in the face of external shocks

Proposed minimum assured-return scheme may fetch 2-7% rate of return

Committee set up by pension regulator to consider suggestions made by consultant for scheme

Medicine purchases by inpatients exempt from GST: Tamil Nadu AAR

An outpatient will be charged GST for medicines and consumables bought that were prescribed in the course of providing health care services

Medicine purchases by inpatients exempt from GST, says Tamil Nadu AAR

But says drugs, consumables purchased by outpatients in the course of treatment will be taxed

Over 70% unorganised workers registered in year since e-Shram portal launch

National labour conference being held today to discuss providing social welfare schemes to card holders

Printing question paper exempt from GST, but not answer booklet, rules AAR

Holds that an answer booklet is a good, whereas printing question paper is a service provided to educational institution

Centre to push states to introduce labour codes 'as soon as possible'

When asked about the timeframe on introducing the Codes, sources said this would be done "as soon as possible". "We are talking to all states," the official cited above said

Providing HSN code responsibility of bidder, not tendering authority: SC

Apex court says it is the bidders' responsibility to find out the relevant HSN code