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Bring natural gas, aviation turbine fuel in GST ambit: Dharmendra Pradhan

FM Sitharaman assures sanctity of contracts

Govt constitutes panel to suggest measures to augment GST revenue

The committee shall submit its first report within 15 days to the GST Council Secretariat

Little hope of volume recovery in second quarter from pricey FMCG firms

Analysts estimate low single-digit volume growth, the lowest since June 2017 quarter; companies will need to clock double-digit volume growth in second half to touch FY19 levels

Letter to BS: Controversy remains after CBIC removes circular on GST

What else could explain the fact that notwithstanding the withdrawal thereof by the CBIC, its over-enthusiastic field officers continue to harass the dealers

Factory investment rate tumbled to 17-year low after demonetisation

Employment and wages rise in factories, but key sectors lose jobs

Pragmatic tax collection can cut fiscal deficit

Time has come to monitor empirically the buoyancy and elasticity of the tax system

Risk to state govt finances

Debt at the subnational level is high

Good news: Your stay at luxury hotels to be less expensive from today

Travellers staying in a hotel room costing over Rs 7,500 per night will now have to pay GST of 18 per cent, against 28 per cent earlier

GST Council does some corrections

The GST Council has shown willingness to listen and make necessary course corrections

Gujarat seeks tax exemption on Governor's BMW, GST Council rejects

GST Council rejects tax exemption plea for the imported luxury car

Improve revenue buoyancy, Finance Commission chairman asks states

GST collection has significantly slowed down in recent months, making it difficult for the Centre to hand out compensation to states

GST Council cuts rates on hotels, hikes on caffeinated beverages

Small taxpayer given relief from filing annual tax returns

Highlights: GST Council announces steps to help tourism, trade

GST council meeting Live updates: All eyes are on GST council's meeting in Goa after the government announced slashing corporate taxes.

Constitution of GST appellate tribunal unconstitutional: Madras HC

The court observed that there should be primacy for judicial members and technical members cannot exceed the number of judicial members, according to sources

GST Council meet today; fitment panel rejects rate cut demand for 200 items

Caffeinated drinks are among a handful of items for which a hike in the GST rate has been recommended

Top events today: GST Council meet, Vivo V17 Pro launch, and more

From GST Council meet to Vivo V17 Pro launch in India, here are some of the most important news events scheduled for today

GST Council may be asked to decide on compensation to states in 45 days

States have been strongly pitching for extension of the compensation period by three years to 2024-25

GST Council meeting to take call on tax rate cut on Friday amid slowdown

There have been demands pouring in from various sectors - from biscuits to automobiles and FMCG to hotels - to reduce tax rates in the wake of economic slowdown

Fitment panel rejects demands of GST rate cut for auto, biscuit industry

The Committee also rejected the telecom ministry's proposal to reduce GST rate for telecom services from the present 18 per cent to 12 per cent, sources said

Don't cut GST

The Council should instead focus on compliance