He asked the government to ensure that the states get their full dues of the compensation in the current year itself
Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on the BJP govt and said the central government has attacked the country's unorganized economy in the last six years attempting to turn people into slaves
The industry's revenue, Kochhar said, will grow at 14-15 per cent in FY21, led by some improvement in average revenue per user
Finance Ministry gives states two options for meeting shortfall in collection; GST Council meet to discuss matter
States could borrow via a special window centre will facilitate through the RBI or they may raise debt from the market, says finance ministry
The Centre said a special window can be provided to the states, in consultation with the RBI, for borrowing at a reasonable interest rate
Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala has requested the Centre to pay the state's GST compensation of Rs 5,840 crore at the earliest that has been pending for the past four months
States given two options to borrow: Rs 97,000 crore or Rs 2.35 trillion, burden of repayment on extension of cess period
Confusion and delays could increase Centre-state friction
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Though notification comes with effect from September, Centre assures that the same will apply from retrospective effect after all-round criticism
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This, however, goes against the decision by the GST Council in the March meeting
"In fact, Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council type of apex authorities can be set up in respect of land, labour and power to drive structural reforms," RBI said in its 2019-20 annual report
The Finance Ministry on Monday said GST has reduced the rate at which people have to pay tax, helped increase compliance and doubled taxpayer base to 12.4 million
The beverage industry has urged the government to remove aerated drinks fromthe sin tax category and reduce rate on juice-based drinks under the GST regime. Reduction of taxes on juices would give a boost to local horticulture sector and improve the lives of farmers, from which the industry sources fruits, Indian Beverage Association (IBA) said in a statement. IBA in a letter to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who also heads the GST Council, has suggested placing the packaged drinking water in a lower slab of 12 per cent from the existing 18 per cent. The aerated beverages are currently placed under the highest GST slab of 28 per cent with a compensation cess of 12 per cent. "This high GST levy of 40 per cent on aerated beverages is against the stated policy of the government to maintain parity between pre-GST and GST regimes," IBA said, adding that aerated beverage is the only product in the entire food category subjected to compensation cess. It has also urged to revise "th
GST has helped increase compliance and doubled taxpayer base to 12.4 million, the ministry said in a series of tweets
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So far, the GST system used to compute eligible ITC based on suppliers' sales return GSTR-1, but the break-up at the invoice level was not provided
The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) conducted multiple searches at premises of a major cement manufacturer in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh over the last seven days and detected GST evasion of Rs 17.2 crore, a release said on Wednesday. The DGGI, the enforcement arm of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC), has arrested a director of the company from Satna in Madhya Pradesh this connection, it said. The DGGI also seized Rs 52.39 lakh in cash during the searches conducted in two states from August 5 to August 11. "DGGI has conducted multiple searches in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh from August 5 to August 11 at various premises belonging to a major cement manufacturer located at Maihar and Satna besides their registered dealers and distributors," the DGGI, Bhopal, said in a release. The release, issued by Additional Director General, DGGI, did not mention names of the manufacturer and the director. The company evaded GST worth Rs .