A status check of the planned indirect tax regime
The townhall type meeting is part of a massive outreach programme planned by the Revenue Department in the Finance Ministry
The concept of manufacture is so uncertain and complicated that it is one of the most litigation-prone issues in indirect taxation
The BJP-led govt at Centre is considering if waiting for some key states to endorse the GST Bill would keep disruptive politics of some Opposition parties at bay
It could well be much earlier than the Centre's targeted deadline of rolling out GST bill by April 1, 2017
However, the state has claimed over Rs 2,755 crores owards CST compensation for the loss on account of the phase-wise abolition of the tax
This is a harsh reality that GST has been a failure everywhere in the world, said an editorial piece in Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana'
The state govt has kicked off the processing of training manpower needed to get attuned to the new tax regime
E-commerce companies seek exemption from tax
He said both the central and state governments will benefit from the GST
There should be no confusion in future about what GST will do and not and what will be its accountability, said Manish Sisodia
GST is to subsume most of the indirect taxes like excise duty, VAT and service tax
May pitch for lower GST rate and simultaneous implementation by all states at meeting
During transition period, it said, Centre and states should set up a separate machinery to issue immediate clarification on legal provisions
He expressed his concerns regarding rate of tax of GST
GST will replace more than a dozen levies central and state levies, including central excise duty, service tax and central sales tax as well as VAT on sale of goods and entry tax
Winter Session of Parliament is is going to start immediately after the end of festive season, it will pave way for GST
A shift in concept of value from 'transaction value' to 'self-declared invoice value' would help redress the most retrograde feature of the GST Model Law
According to Swamy, the equity structure of GSTN is anti-nationa
Notably, West Bengal FM Amit Mitra is seen as one of the key personalities behind bringing states together towards agreement over GST