4 h. ago FirstCry Share Price Surges Over 14% In Trade: What's Behind The Uptick?

FirstCry share price today: For a stock that has given a negative 40% return to shareholders since listing, the surge in trade comes on the back of the GST relief on most consumer goods.

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41 h. ago Big Relief For Farmers As GST Slashed To 5% For Key Agricultural Tools

Tax rate for key farming equipment such as drip irrigation system and sprinklers and their nozzles have been bumped down to 5%.

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42 h. ago Relief For Essentials, Heavier Tax On Luxury As GST Council Approves Two

The changes will take effect from Sept. 22, with phased implementation for certain items.

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42 h. ago Sin Tax For Cigarettes, Rate Reduction For Bidis, Here's Why

The heart of that answer lies with the rural economy.

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7 d. ago Gujarat Man Rapes Sister Twice, Was Furious Over Her Relationship

A man in Gujarat was against his adult sister's consensual relationship with another man. So he raped her twice and burned her with cigarettes. The incident took place in Bhavnagar, police said.

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2 w. ago GST Relief On Dairy Products Could Make India Export Powerhouse: Hatsun Agro's RG Chandramogan

GST on dairy products such as ghee is expected to be reduced to 5% from 12% currently.

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2 w. ago GST Relief Could Cut Insurance Premiums By Up To 15%, Depending on Credit Claims

The group of ministers on GST reform is set to recommend a complete exemption of goods and services tax on health and life insurance premiums

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2 w. ago GST Relief On Insurance May Raise Input Costs For Insurers: Emkay

Emkay noted that there is ambiguity around whether group platform products like credit life and banca health insurance, paid by individual customers, will benefit from the exemption.

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2 w. ago GST Reforms: Nomura Retains India's GDP Growth Forecast At 6.2%, Inflation At 2.7% For FY26

GST Reforms: The centre has also proposed to introduce a 40% slab for sin and luxury goods. In theory, removing 12% and 18% tax slab would lead to a loss of 0.19% of the GDP growth.

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2 w. ago GST Relief Likely For Farmers As Centre Proposes Nil Tax On Key Irrigation Tools: Sources

Additionally, the tax slab on bicycles may move to 5% from the existing 12%, sources said.

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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.

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2 w. ago Under 1200cc? Small Cars May Get GST Relief Under New Rate Rejig Proposal

Small cars with engines below 1200cc could attract a reduced GST rate of 18%; SUVs definition may be dropped

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