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What are the key takeaways from the 47th GST Council meeting?

The 47th GST Council meeting took a host of decisions that will affect everyone. This report tells about the key outcomes of the meeting and its likely impact on the stakeholders

Tamil Nadu to host GST Council meeting in August, says FM Sitharaman

The next Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting will be held in Tamil Nadu's Madurai in August, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday.

GST Council meet begins today: Here's what's on the agenda in Chandigarh

From revising some rates to deciding on the thorny issue of compensation extension for states, here is what the Council is likely to take up

Bengal finance minister to attend key GST Council meeting in Chandigarh

West Bengal Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya on Monday said she will be representing the state at the crucial two-day GST Council meeting in Chandigarh. The Council in its meeting starting Tuesday is slated to discuss an array of issues, including a mechanism for compensating states for revenue loss, tax rate tweaks on some items and relaxed registration norms for small online suppliers. I have arrived for the meet along with other officials, including Additional Chief Secretary Manoj Pant, Bhattacharya, the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Department of Finance, told PTI over phone. The meeting will be chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprise state counterparts. The Council may see a stormy discussion around compensation payout to states, with opposition-ruled states aggressively pushing for its continuation beyond the five-year period, which ends in June Earlier this month, former West Bengal finance minister Amit Mitra had written to ...

GST Council meet: Easier e-comm supplier registration, tax tweaks on cards

The council will also clear levying the highest tax of 28 per cent on online games, casinos and horse racing, besides, discussing a report of a GoM on high-risk taxpayers under GST to curb evasion.

GST Council Meet: Rate changes on items, states' compensation top agenda

The GST Council at its meeting in Chandigarh this week is likely to make changes in goods and services tax rates on a handful of items

GST Council meeting unlikely this month as some issues couldn't be taken up

Currently, GST is a four-tier structure attracting tax rates of 5, 12, 18, and 28 per cent

Centre will bring ATF in GST for discussion in next Council meet: FM

Centre will bring for discussion in next meeting of the GST Council the issue of bringing aviation turbine fuel (ATF) into the goods and services tax regime, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said

Covid LIVE: Increase RAT, encourage use of home test kits, govt to states

Any individual with cough, headache, sore throat, breathlessness, body ache, the recent loss of taste or smell, fatigue, and diarrhea should be considered as a suspect case of Covid, says Centre

Top headlines: Experts see rupee holding strong, Realme overtakes Samsung

Mobile device maker Realme has overtaken South Korean giant Samsung to grab the second spot in the branded smartphone market. More on that in today's top headlines

GST Council to meet on Sept 17, to review rate on Covid essentials

The GST Council will meet on September 17 in Lucknow which among other things may review concessional rates on Covid essentials

Will GST be structurally overhauled at the Council's meeting in Lucknow?

Apart from fewer slabs, the council will do well to take on issues like bringing petroleum under GST, addressing conflicting rulings of AARs and the issue of compensation to states beyond 2022

Top Headlines: GST meet to discuss Covid; TCS stock 'gives 3,000% return'

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GST Council to meet Saturday, discuss tax exemption on Covid-19 essentials

The council meet is expected to deliberate the exemption and concession on Covid-19 related items

NSE's Nifty50 index hits record high ahead of crucial GST Council meeting

Financials and materials stocks gained ahead of the 43rd GST Council meet to be chaired Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman later in the day

FM Nirmala Sitharaman to chair 43rd meeting of the GST Council today

The minister is scheduled to chair the meeting through video conferencing on Friday

Punjab FM writes to Sitharaman, says agenda for GST Council meeting mundane

Ahead of the GST Council meeting, Congress leader and Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Badal has written to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

We'll have to find vaccine resources if Centre doesn't help: Amit Mitra

In an Q&A, the West Bengal finance minister says differential pricing is absurd and will result in a huge additional outgo for states

Hold urgent GST meet to cut tax on key medicines, equipment: States

Also want to discuss extension of the compensation period beyond July 2022

Top headlines: Rich PF investors may opt for debt funds, GST slab merger

Following the backlash it received for the update to its privacy policy in early January, WhatsApp will now let users take a better look at the changes that have been proposed. Read top news here