Finance Ministry launches mobile app to provide tax payers updates on GST
23 Feb 2017 10:40 PM ISTThe Finance Ministry on Thursday launched a mobile app for Goods and Services Tax so as to provide updates to taxpayers on the new tax regime which is...
GST's IT infra firm under scrutiny for tax evasion
18 Feb 2017 5:52 PM ISTThe Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) that is creating the IT backbone for the new indirect tax regime, is under scrutiny for probable tax...
GST could raise solar tariffs by 10%: Report
15 Feb 2017 3:30 PM ISTSolar tariffs in India may rise by nearly 10 percent if current tax exemptions are curtailed under the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, a...
Chidambaram asks Jaitley to cut indirect taxes immediately
12 Feb 2017 4:06 PM ISTFormer finance minister P Chidambaram, who feels the Union Budget for 2017-18 is "aimless and directionless", says the government should immediately...
'Differentiated tax in GST good for beverages sector'
12 Feb 2017 4:03 PM IST Amid proposal to impose higher taxes on aerated drinks in the upcoming GST, beverages major Coca-Cola India says it will be beneficial for the...
Bring land and real estate within GST purview: Sisodia
9 Feb 2017 5:16 PM ISTDelhi Finance Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday demanded that land and real estate be brought within the ambit of GST and its taxation slab be kept...
Centre assures realty sector of revenue neutral GST rate
7 Feb 2017 5:19 PM ISTThe Centre has assured that the rate of Goods and Services Tax (GST) would be revenue neutral both for real estate developers and consumers, the...
Rating agencies follow 'poor, inconsistent' standards: Govt
31 Jan 2017 11:32 PM ISTChief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian on Tuesday slammed global rating agencies for following "inconsistent" standards while rating India...
Trade deficit declines, export growth recovers: Economic Survey
31 Jan 2017 8:15 PM ISTIndia's trade deficit declined to $76.5 billion between April 2016 and December 2016 compared with $100.1 billion in the corresponding period of...
Number of CBEC employees to remain same in GST regime: Jaitley
27 Jan 2017 8:02 PM ISTFinance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said that the number of CBEC employees required in the new indirect tax regime of Goods and Services Tax...
70,000 tax men warn of stir against GST Council proposals
25 Jan 2017 11:56 PM ISTOpposing some recent decisions taken by GST Council, various indirect tax officials' associations on Wednesday decided to start non-cooperation...
