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The GST is at a crossroads, it needs a political fix, not a legal one

Without doubt, negotiation on GST compensation will be contentious. Time for Centre and states to show true leadership and salvage it

CM Bhupesh Baghel demands Rs 2,828 Cr from Centre as GST compensation

A meeting of State Finance Secretaries with the Union Finance Secretary and Secretary (Expenditure) is scheduled to be held on September 1, 2020, for clarifying issues, if any

Kerala rejects Govt's proposal of borrowing by states to meet GST shortfall

Kerala will reject "lock, stock and barrel" the Centre's proposal of borrowing by states to meet GST revenue shortfall, state finance minister Thomas Isaac said

Tamil Nadu CM urges Centre to revisit options on GST compensation

He asked the government to ensure that the states get their full dues of the compensation in the current year itself

BJP govt attacked unorganized economy with note ban, GST, lockdown: Rahul

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

Telecom sector revenue expected to rise 15% in FY21 on higher ARPU: COAI

The industry's revenue, Kochhar said, will grow at 14-15 per cent in FY21, led by some improvement in average revenue per user

States to bear interest burden for borrowing Rs 2.35 trn shortfall in GST

Finance Ministry gives states two options for meeting shortfall in collection; GST Council meet to discuss matter

Govt writes to states, suggests borrowing options to meet GST shortfall

States could borrow via a special window centre will facilitate through the RBI or they may raise debt from the market, says finance ministry

States' GST revenue shortfall can be bridged by monetising debt, NSSF: SBI

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 CM seeks Rs 5,840 crore GST compensation from Centre

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

Centre gives states two options to meet GST compensation cess shortfall

States given two options to borrow: Rs 97,000 crore or Rs 2.35 trillion, burden of repayment on extension of cess period

GST uncertainty continues

Confusion and delays could increase Centre-state friction

LIVE: Students want NEET, JEE exams to be held, says Education Minister

'We have received mails from students and parents who are in favour of holding exams', said the minister. Stay tuned news LIVE updates

Interest on delayed GST can be paid on net basis from Sept 1: Centre

Though notification comes with effect from September, Centre assures that the same will apply from retrospective effect after all-round criticism

Bajaj Auto, TVS Motor, Hero MotoCorp: How to trade news-driven auto stocks

Two-wheeler stocks look good on the charts from a medium-term perspective. Here are the key levels you need to keep a tab on.

Govt notifies interest on delayed GST on net basis from September 1

This, however, goes against the decision by the GST Council in the March meeting

GST Council-like authorities for land, labour, power must for reforms: RBI

"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

Finance Ministry remembers Jaitley's legacy by recounting GST benefits

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

Beverage industry urges govt to reduce GST on soft drinks, packaged water

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 reduced the rate at which people have to pay tax: Finance Ministry

GST has helped increase compliance and doubled taxpayer base to 12.4 million, the ministry said in a series of tweets