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Ministerial group meeting on online gaming inconclusive over legal issues

Next meeting likely in New Delhi by month end; final report by August 10

Scope for further pruning of GST exemption list: Revenue secy Tarun Bajaj

Industry body Ficci in a letter to the finance ministry on Monday said that 5 per cent GST on non-ICU hospital rooms above Rs 5,000 will increase the cost of healthcare services

Policymakers don't have fetish to raise rates: Revenue secy Tarun Bajaj

But the government is open to discussing narrowing down the three slabs of 5, 12 and 18 per cent into two, he said while addressing industry leaders

Industry body voices concern over 5% GST on hospital room tariffs

Ficci bats for zero GST on health care in letter to FM; CAIT against tax tweaks on food items

No GST compensation: Will the Centre find another way to give states money?

It is also important to see which states can finance a reasonable portion of their regular expenditure with their own revenue

Useful recommendations of GST Council for exporters

The present exemption of IGST on import of goods under advance authorisation, Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) authorisation and by Export-Oriented Units will be continued

Trust between Centre and states intact in GST Council: FM Sitharaman

In an exclusive interview with BS, Sitharaman said the first quarter lethargy is something which the Centre and the states will have to work on

GST collection at Rs 1.45 trillion in June, the second highest ever

Average GST collections at Rs 1.51 trillion a month in the first quarter of the current financial year are much higher than the Rs 1.2 trillion derived from the Budget Estimates

GST rule change for small businesses a game-changer for ONDC: Goyal

Goyal said another big advantage is for the small retailers who are very keen to engage with ecommerce

'GST on horse-trading': Cong's jibe over Sitharaman's slip of tongue

The Congress on Thursday latched on to a slip of tongue by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman when she uttered "horse-trading" to take a swipe at the BJP, saying buying MLAs has become common

Change in GST rates may generate Rs 15K cr a year: Revenue secy Tarun Bajaj

'Implementing GST was challenging in a country like India, which follows a federal structure'

5 years of GST: How far has it lived up to promise of simple tax regime

Goods and Services Tax: Here's a look at the journey so far

Five years of GST: Taxing time for relations between Centre and states

Shrinking fiscal space has brought states on a collision course with the Centre

Five years of GST: Chidambaram to Sitharaman, the people behind the reform

The benefits of GST will positively ensure it to be 'Good and Simple Tax' for citizens of India, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the eve of the GST launch

GST: What lies ahead for India's most ambitious indirect tax reform?

The continuation of a business-as-usual approach can undermine the GST's ability to either raise revenues for the government or improve the ease of doing business

Five years of GST: The still good, but not-so-simple indirect tax

The GST is still paying the price for govts talking the talk of a good and simple tax on July 1, 2017, but not walking the walk thereafter

Five years of GST: Collections up, but filings decline, shows data

A Business Standard analysis found that returns filed under GSTR-3B declined 13.8 per cent YoY in FY22

Five years of GST: Mistakes that have made the regime a disappointment

Addressing mistakes made while introducing the tax and getting back to a revenue-neutral rate(s) constitute the agenda that awaits attention

Top headlines: 5 years of GST and what lies ahead for the tax reform

In the last five years, since its launch in July 2017, the GST journey has been difficult for both economic and political reasons. Read more on five years of GST in our top headlines

GST Council meet: The Goose Point Theorem for rate rationalisation

The real issue before taxation lies in identifying the Goose Point and the way goes through 'neutral goods'