Assam announces incentives, discounts to promote cashless transactionDiscounts are offered in fuel purchase besides incentives are offered in payments in government hospitals, property tax, cinema tickets, an...
19 Dec, 2016, 06.36 PM IST
Gujarat High Court ruling gives relief to etailers like Flipkart, Amazon, SnapdealA number of states led by Gujarat had imposed entry tax on goods supplied by ecommerce players from outside the state seeking to protect lo...
03 Dec, 2016, 12.34 AM IST
Cell phone, cars, some other consumer goods become costlier in AssamAssam Commissioner and Secretary (Finance) Ravi Kota told ET, “ Increase will stop diversion of trade. By this increase we are expecting to...
27 Oct, 2016, 09.54 PM IST
Entry tax on online orders illegal, rules Patna high courtA number of states including Bihar, Assam, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttrakhand and most recently, Uttar Pradesh imposed entry tax on purchase of...
30 Sep, 2016, 05.54 AM IST
Assam takes lead in ratifying GST BillMinister for finance Himanta Biswa Sarma said the chief minister wanted Assam to become the first state to pass the amendment, as this woul...
12 Aug, 2016, 05.31 PM IST
Amazon India moves High Court against Gujarat entry taxAmazon is “challenging the definition and the very concept” of this tax imposed in March, a person familiar with the case said.
16 Jun, 2016, 01.40 AM IST
Exit polls show gains for BJP, D-St can’t wait to factor in reform boostGoods & services tax bill is still pending. The GST legislation assumes importance as it is perceived to add between 100-200 bps to the GDP...
17 May, 2016, 10.39 AM IST
NASSCOM upset over inter-state tax levy on e-commerce transactionsIt has expressed its unhappiness over inter-state tax levy on e-commerce transactions, after the Government of Gujarat proposed a Bill to l...
15 Apr, 2016, 01.10 AM IST
After Uttarakhand, Bihar, Assam, many more states planning levy on ecommerce goodsWhile Uttarakhand, Bihar, Assam have already imposed an entry tax, some other states, including Gujarat, MP and Rajasthan, are considering ...
15 Mar, 2016, 10.29 AM IST
Assam to tax online purchase and e-commerce tradeThe bill seeks to insert a residuary entry for levy of entry tax on goods not specified in any of the entry of the schedule.
05 Aug, 2014, 04.15 PM IST
Government puts on hold hike in LPG, kerosene ratesGovernment put on hold a hike in LPG prices in states including Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala, where an increase in local levies had...
02 Jul, 2014, 07.26 PM IST
- High entry tax will make cement units non viable: industry
Assam govt decided to put under lease the mushrooming of cement units by increasing the entry tax on cement from present 2 to 6 percent.
15 Mar, 2013, 03.09 PM IST
- Sachin Pilot may take up telcos’ NE entry woes
Sachin Pilot plans to press for a 5-year holiday on the 4% entry tax levied by the Assam government on every box of telecom and IT gear flo...
29 Sep, 2010, 02.40 AM IST
- Assam's 4% entry tax may rock BSNL’s North-East plan
The reason: a 4% entry tax that the Assam government levies on every piece of telecom/IT gear that enters the state.
21 Sep, 2010, 12.40 AM IST
- Assam govt to rationalise rate of taxes under Assam Entry Tax Act 2008
The chief minister, who is also in charge of the finance of department, in a written reply to AGP legislator Alaka Sarma said that rate of ...
14 Jul, 2009, 09.11 PM IST
- Gujarat may do away with octroi next fiscal
The tax reform bug, it seems, has bitten states as well. Gujarat may soon join the league and remove octroi.
14 Mar, 2007, 02.13 AM IST
- Gogoi presents deficit budget in Assam Assembly
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday presented a deficit budget of Rs 1,995.48 crore with tax reduction on various items and no fresh...
10 Jul, 2006, 08.00 PM IST