Tag: Goods and Services Tax

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the government was ready for implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and will begin reaching out to the industry from April 1 to make them aware of the new tax regime.....

Admitting that the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a key reform which will simplify the tax compliance, the e-commerce players on Thursday, however, said the proposed tax collection at source will hurt lakhs of small sellers by making online sales expensive and cumbersome for them.....

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday defended the November 8 demonetisation, saying the Centre took the decision with a larger objective of cleansing the system of excessive cash.....

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be implemented from July 1 as all states have agreed on the implementation date, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said on Tuesday.....

India's gold market, facing short-term headwinds following the demonetisation and introduction of excise duty, will recover on the back of gold demand, which is expected to be around 650-750 tonnes in 2017, a World Gold Council (WGC) report said on Wednesday. ....

HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh on Friday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime can push up the country's growth by as much as 150-200 basis points (bps).....

The Union Cabinet on Monday approved four Goods and Services Tax (GST) related bills which have already been approved by the GST Council after detailed discussions.....

Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Monday said the 2017-18 budget, which he presented in the assembly last week, will set a new "benchmark".....

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday introduced the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Bill, 2017, along with three other GST bills in the Lok Sabha.....

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), which will replace the current CBEC, will become operational from June 1 in preparation for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, an official source said. ....