12 h. ago GST Rate Cuts To Lower India's Retail Inflation By One Percentage Point: Economists

GST Rate Cuts: Apart from lowering inflation, GST rationalisation is expected to boost consumption and provide a leg up to private consumption.

Economics

26 h. ago Auto Industry Likely To Return To 7% Growth With GST Rate Rationalisation

Maruti Suzuki India Chairman RC Bhargava said the automotive industry would be a direct beneficiary of faster economic development.

Politics

28 h. ago "Finally Wisdom Dawned": P Chidambaram To NDTV On GST Rationalisation

P Chidambaram -- Congress's former Union Minister who handled the finance portfolio -- said today that while the rationalisation of the Goods and Services Tax law is welcome, it is eight years too...

Politics

28 h. ago "Biggest Reform Of Independent India": PM Modi Applauds GST Rationalisation

The rationalisation of Goods and Services Tax is the "biggest reform since Independence," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today

Politics

41 h. ago "Big Diwali Gift": Businessman Harsh Goenka On GST Rates Revision

Industrialist Harsh Goenka has called the recent Centre's decision to slash and rationalise Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates under the NextGen GST framework a "big Diwali gift" for every Indian.

Politics

42 h. ago "Welcome But Too Late": Congress's P Chidambaram On GST Reforms

Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram has welcomed the Centre's recent GST rationalisation and rate cuts but criticised the move as being "8 years too late".

Politics

50 h. ago GST Reforms Structural, Will Benefit Middle Class: Nirmala Sitharaman

GST reforms are not just for rationalising rates but structural too, Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday, adding that the decision of the GST Council has been taken with full consensus and all...

Politics

4 d. ago Opinion: Nifty In Technical Charts: Too Many Balls In The Air To Juggle

Nifty In Technical Charts: The focus area for the week widens a bit to 24,000 on the lower side and 24,900 at the higher side. The GST rationalisations could trigger a rally.

Politics

1 week ago GST Waiver On Health Insurance To Cost Bengal Rs 900 Crore Annually: Mamata Banerjee

In a major GST rate rationalisation move, a proposal to exempt health insurance and a bulk of goods from GST is expected to come up when the GST Council meets early next month.

Politics

1 week ago GST Rationalisation: FADA Writes To Government To Expedite Proposed Reforms For Festive Sales

FADA has requested preponing the GST Council meeting, reportedly scheduled in September.

Politics

2 w. ago Key Panel Accepts Centre's Proposal To Move To 2 GST Slabs, Down From 4

A key meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on GST rate rationalisation on Thursday ended with state finance minister accepting the Centre's plan to reduce the number of tax slabs.

Politics

2 w. ago GST Rationalisation Expected To Reduce Cement Prices By Rs 30

The chairman of Shree Cement cautioned that the market enthusiasm may be premature, as the government is yet to announce specific rate cuts.

Politics

2 w. ago FM Sitharaman To Present GST Rate Rationalisation Proposal Before GoM On Aug 20

A six-member state panel will discuss the Union government's proposal to shift to a two-slab goods-and-services-tax structure.

Politics

2 w. ago No GST Relief On Sin Goods: Tax Incidence On Cigarettes, Tobacco To Remain Unchanged

In a move aimed at boosting the domestic textiles sector, the Centre proposed to bring man-made fabrics under the lower 5% GST slab as part of its broader rate rationalisation plan.

Politics