GST 2.0 explained: When will new GST rate for life, health insurance be applicable?In a significant move, the GST Council announced on September 3, 2025, that individual life and health insurance premiums will be exempt fr...
04 Sep, 2025, 12.28 PM IST
Parag Milk, other agriculture and dairy stocks rally up to 7% after GST cutsAgri and dairy stocks like Parag Milk, Dodla Dairy, and Kaveri Seeds gained up to 7% after the GST Council slashed rates on fertilisers, fa...
04 Sep, 2025, 10.52 AM IST
GST Council meet: From no GST on penal charges by banks, NBFCs for loan defaults to 5% GST on new EVs & more; Here are top 10 outcomesThe GST Council lowered the compensation cess rate for merchant exporters to 0.1% and reduced the tax on fortified rice kernels to 5%. The ...
23 Dec, 2024, 12.44 PM IST
Namkeens to get cheaper as Centre announces GST cutsAt the 54th GST Council meeting on Monday, the Centre decided to cut down on the cost of namkeen and savoury products, announced Finance Mi...
10 Sep, 2024, 12.54 PM IST
GST Council Meeting Key Takeaways: From medical insurance premium to rate rationalisation, here's what Sitharaman & Co decided54th Gst Council Meeting Key Takeaways: The 54th GST Council meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, is taking place in Ne...
10 Sep, 2024, 12.54 PM IST
GST council likely to give big relief to individuals, senior citizens on Health Insurance premiums: SourcesGST Council Meeting: The 54th GST Council meeting on Monday is expected to make a key decision regarding the GST rate on health insurance p...
09 Sep, 2024, 03.31 PM IST
GST council may cut upfront payment for tax appeal to 7%The council could also consider an amnesty scheme for disputes of the pre-GST regime and a proposal to make biometric-based Aadhaar authent...
14 Jun, 2024, 11.49 PM IST
Appellate tribunals to taxing online games: What's GST Council's likely gameplay in its 50th meeting?India’s GST Council is expected to hold its 50th meeting this month, where some long-pending issues will be up for discussion. This include...
12 Jun, 2023, 11.44 AM IST
GST Council meet: Payment to states okayed, taxes cut on liquid jaggery, pencil sharpeners, tracking devicesFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that the GST Council has given its approval to clear Rs Rs 16,982 cr balance of G...
18 Feb, 2023, 07.42 PM IST
Holidays to become costlier from July 18 as all hotel rooms to be taxed under GSTGST council, in its meeting in June 2022, withdrew various GST-related tax-exemption. One of the tax-exemption of no GST on hotel rooms up ...
19 Aug, 2022, 12.31 PM IST
GST Council Meet: Tax reduction on life saving drugs, and other key highlightsReducing taxes on life-saving medicines, bringing petrol and diesel within the ambit of indirect tax, rationalizing an inverted duty struct...
18 Sep, 2021, 10.40 AM IST
GST rate cut for hotel industry, no major relief for auto sectorIn a bid to boost exports, rate on precious and semi-precious stones were also reduced.
20 Sep, 2019, 10.28 PM IST
Next set of announcements from FM to touch on real estate sector: Anurag ThakurAnnouncements could be expected as early as next couple of days or by next week at most
06 Sep, 2019, 05.38 PM IST
GST collection dips below Rs one lakh crore in JuneGross GST collection stood at Rs 1,00,289 crore in May and Rs 1,13,865 crore in April.
01 Jul, 2019, 04.56 PM IST
GST Council meet today: Inclusion of real estate, cut in tax rates may bring cheer before BudgetAs Budget can no more tinker with indirect taxes due to implementation of GST, the Council is expected to announce tax concessions and redu...
18 Jan, 2018, 06.04 PM IST
Additional tax on cigarette would exacerbate legal sales: ITC"The additional tax burden caused by the increase in compensation Cess rates...will exacerbate the pressure on the entire legal cigarette v...
27 Jul, 2017, 09.01 PM IST
There has been no announcement of cesses on services under GST and that's good newsThe announcements regarding GST rates on goods and services do not indicate a major deviation from the present tax rates, while also ensuri...
23 May, 2017, 04.19 PM IST