GST cut: Major plan on agenda for all food, textile itemsThe GST Council is scheduled to meet on September 3 and 4 to discuss reducing tax rates on various goods and services. Key proposals includ...
26 Aug, 2025, 06.33 AM IST
GST Council to discuss measures to curb evasion, GoM report on online gaming in July 11 meetThe GST Council on July 11 will discuss some more measures to tighten the noose on fake registration and fraudulent generation of input tax...
16 Jun, 2023, 12.54 PM IST
GST Council to take up betting, online gamingIt is also likely to reconstitute the group of ministers (GoM) on rate rationalisation and will take up items where correction of inverted ...
16 Jun, 2023, 12.19 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
GST Council to decide cement rate cut on February 18A team of officials working with India's Goods and Services Tax Council will decide cutting rates for cement on Feb. 18, the chairperson of...
10 Feb, 2023, 07.16 PM 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
Cement stocks rally on FM comments, hopes of GST rate cutSitharaman on Tuesday said that the government will frontload infrastructure spending.
11 Sep, 2019, 01.32 PM IST
India Inc hails GST Council's move to cut tax ratesRajeev Talwar, president, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry said consistent indirect tax revenue growth along with reduction in high GST...
23 Dec, 2018, 06.07 PM IST
GST Council to consider 5% GST on under-construction homesHowever, GST is not levied on buyers of real estate properties for which completion certificate has been issued at the time of sale.
23 Dec, 2018, 05.37 PM IST
GST Council meet: Here's what will become cheaper for youFM Jaitley said that the recommendations by the fitment panel were considered in today's meet.
22 Dec, 2018, 11.44 PM IST
GST rate cut bonanza: D-Street not sure if it’ll lift market moodAnnual revenue implication of the rate cuts would be to the tune of Rs 5,500 crore, Jaitley said.
22 Dec, 2018, 07.31 PM IST
GST Council may look to rationalise 28% slab; taxes on cement may be cutThere were around 226 goods in the 28 per cent category, when the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was implemented on July 1, 2017.
13 Dec, 2018, 05.56 PM IST
Jaitley sees GST rate cut on cement, ACs, TVs with rise in revenueThe Goods and Services Tax (GST), which subsumed 17 local taxes, was rolled out on July 1, 2017.
27 Jul, 2018, 08.49 PM IST
Stock market update: Over 200 stocks defy positive market mood, hit 52-week lows on NSEThe equity markets were in positive terrain on buying in ITC, Hindustan Unilever, ICICI Bank, Asian Paints and IndusInd Bank.
23 Jul, 2018, 11.58 AM 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
Despite being in highest tax slab, why cement under GST may actually get cheaperThe industry has often been vocal about the differential tax treatment meted out to cement as compared to steel which together comprise of ...
07 Jun, 2017, 10.51 AM IST
Commerce Ministry for exempting exports from GSTMinistry officials argued the need for granting an "ab-initio" exemption from GST for exporters saying seeking tax refunds erodes working c...
03 Jan, 2017, 10.02 PM IST