GST an elephant in the room; expect higher collections on rising tax base: FMLower receipts from the spectrum auction and lower-than-expected dividends from CPSEs and the RBI were some of the reasons why India may fa...
04 Feb, 2018, 12.31 AM IST
GST launch is outcome of commitment to federal structure: Amit Shah"Congratulations to PM Narendra Modi and FM Arun Jaitley for implementing the historic, long pending and much needed tax reform - GST,"
01 Jul, 2017, 10.04 AM IST
GST: Small cars are not going to cost more after July 1: Arun JaitleySmall cars are taxed at 31% and 29%. It will be 28 plus 3%, 28 plus 1% - exactly the same rate has been maintained.
20 May, 2017, 12.15 PM IST
Goods will become slightly cheaper after GST: Arun JaitleyDefending multiple rates in GST, FM said: "Absence of multiple tax slabs will make GST a regressive regime. For one commodity there would o...
29 Mar, 2017, 08.30 PM IST
Lok Sabha takes up GST Bill today: 10 factsThe Cabinet chaired by PM Modi approved the Central Goods and Services Tax Bill 2017 (The CGST Bill), the Integrated Goods and Services Tax...
29 Mar, 2017, 10.54 AM IST
Government may table 4 GST bills in Parliament today: Arjun Ram MeghwalThe Cabinet on Monday cleared the four GST related bills to enable roll out of the Goods and Services Tax from July 1.
23 Mar, 2017, 12.10 PM IST
Hopeful of resolving issues to roll out GST from April 1: Finance Minister Arun JaitleyGST, which is to subsume most of central and state taxes like excise, service tax and VAT, needs to roll out by latest September 16, 2017, ...
12 Jan, 2017, 12.15 AM IST
Reasonably possible to meet April deadline for GST: Arun JaitleyJaitley said getting the GST through was "troublesome" as it involved completely changing the powers of the Union and the states.
27 Sep, 2016, 10.24 PM IST
High tax evasion, exemptions will lead to higher GST: Arun JaitleySpeaking at a function organised by Federation of FICCI and The ICAI Jaitley said warned that tax evation will lead to a higher Goods and S...
02 Sep, 2016, 10.36 AM IST
Theoretically GST can be introduced by October: Arun Jaitley, Finance MinisterI India is to continue to be a global leader, at least in growth rates, the pace and desire of reforms is essential and in passing GST, Ind...
06 Aug, 2016, 10.16 AM IST
GST to make tax evasion very difficult: Arun JaitleyThere could be some compensation required in the first one or two years but I do not see the states losing revenue because the base of taxa...
03 Aug, 2016, 12.31 PM IST
Will reach out to Congress over GST bill: Arun JaitleyGovernment will reach out to the Congress in the current session of Parliament to resolve the deadlock over the GST bill, Finance Minister ...
29 Feb, 2016, 10.30 PM IST
Confident of GST rollout; hope govt will meet disinvestment target: Arun Jaitley"You must always bear in mind that GST is not a tax which has to be introduced only on the April 1, or not at all. It is a tax which can be...
18 Sep, 2015, 02.52 PM IST
Mani Shankar Aiyar hits back at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on GST BillMani Shankar Aiyar has hit back at Arun Jaitley saying it was the BJP led by none other than Jaitley who had blocked passage of the GST bil...
04 Aug, 2015, 05.02 PM IST
Congress responsible if legislation on GST gets delayed: Arun Jaitley"India’s democracy is mature. The popular opinion's pressure on parliamentarians to put their house in order is also very large."
31 Jul, 2015, 10.33 AM IST
Budget 2015: Propose universal social security; Rs 2 lakh accident insurance, says FM JaitleyStating that Budget 2015 comes in the backdrop of a better growth environment than in the past, Jaitley said, "World predicting that it is ...
28 Feb, 2015, 11.42 AM IST
Budget 2014: Announcement of GST a welcome move for e-commerce industry"We hope to see a continued growth in both e-commerce and m-commerce with the Government looking at launching broadband connectivity across...
10 Jul, 2014, 08.41 PM IST