Group of ministers to seek legal opinion for the move
High equipment costs and shortage of skilled manpower a challenge, despite MeitY push
Holds that an answer booklet is a good, whereas printing question paper is a service provided to educational institution
Apex court says it is the bidders' responsibility to find out the relevant HSN code
Group of ministers headed by Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is working on the second round of GST rate changes, a news report said
Congress MPs including Rahul Gandhi were detained at Police Lines Kingsway Camp during their protest against the Centre
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday criticised the government over the increase in GST rate on scientific equipment
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, on Thursday announced a raise in the charges of its private ward rooms.
The clarification came amid protests and widespread criticism by Opposition Members of Parliament over foisting GST on daily-use essentials and subsequent price rise
Says govt running away from discussion in Parliament on price rise, Rs
While the GST council proposed to withdraw tax exemptions for a few items and rate changes for others, exemptions for many others were removed
From next week, many household items, hotels, and bank services among other things will get costlier
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
Goyal said another big advantage is for the small retailers who are very keen to engage with ecommerce
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
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
Addressing mistakes made while introducing the tax and getting back to a revenue-neutral rate(s) constitute the agenda that awaits attention
The GST Council today is expected to take up extending compensation to the state
This ground report from Howrah talks about how the mid-sized and smaller players lost ground
The tax continues to evoke mixed feelings and remains work in progress