NAA investigating 250 retailers for 'profiteering'The National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA) is "internally" investigating around 250 retailers following complaints that they raised pri...
26 Aug, 2022, 12.30 AM IST
Consumers turning to open packs of essential items to avoid 5% GSTBimal Kothari, chairman, India Pulses & Grains Association (IPGA), said that though it is difficult to ascertain what percentage of consume...
19 Aug, 2022, 12.40 AM IST
ATM withdrawals, funerals exempt: Nirmala Sitharaman issues GST clarificationClarifying on misconception over the levy of GST on some popular items, the finance minister said no tax has been levied either on cash wit...
03 Aug, 2022, 02.35 PM IST
Behind the fuss about GST on essential items: Two sides of the same coinThe levy of GST on essential items such as pulses, cereals, and rice has led to an uproar that it'll lead to a rise in prices and impact th...
26 Jul, 2022, 06.44 PM IST
Amid GST rates row, Shashi Tharoor wades into paneer butter masala meme festMany people have been wondering on social media whether paneer butter masala would get costlier with the new GST rates. Tharoor joins the m...
21 Jul, 2022, 04.34 PM IST
Kerala-Centre face-off on GST: State FM Balagopal says no tax should be levied on common man's itemsDays after Sitharaman mentioned that Opposition-ruled states had given their nod for imposing 5 per cent GST on certain unbranded packaged ...
21 Jul, 2022, 10.21 AM IST
No need to distort the GST packageGST allows manufacturers to claim credit for the taxes paid on inputs and creates audit trails in the income and production chain. Exemptio...
20 Jul, 2022, 11.26 PM IST
FM Nirmala Sitharaman clarifies on GST rates on certain items, says decision taken to curb tax leakageFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday took to Twitter to clarify the decisions taken by the GST Council in its 47th meeting. The c...
20 Jul, 2022, 12.16 AM IST
Misuse of exemption led to 5% GST on prepackaged food: FM Nirmala SitharamanShe added that the government was receiving complaints from suppliers and industry bodies and they wrote to the government to impose GST un...
20 Jul, 2022, 12.16 AM IST
Centre clears air on pre-packaged food tax, says decision based on consensusThe GoM included members from seven states: Karnataka, Bihar, Goa, Kerala, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, many of which are ruled b...
19 Jul, 2022, 05.01 AM IST
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal demands Centre to withdraw GST on pre-packed, labelled foodA 5 per cent GST rate on pre-packed and labelled food items such as cereals, pulses and flour weighing less than 25 kg kicked in on Monday....
18 Jul, 2022, 02.05 PM IST
Kerala opposes 5 per cent GST on pre-packed, labelled food items: Minister tells AssemblyFrom July 18, customers will have to pay 5 per cent GST on pre-packed, labelled food items like atta, paneer and curd, besides hospital roo...
18 Jul, 2022, 10.51 AM IST
GST on packed curd, paneer from MondayThe Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs on Thursday notified the decision of the GST Council on ending tax exemption for products i...
15 Jul, 2022, 12.22 AM IST
GST on pre-packed labelled food items to increase traders' compliance burden, raise prices: CAITCAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal said that to protest against this decision of the GST Council, the traders' delegation will meet ...
04 Jul, 2022, 03.52 PM IST
PM Modi's 'Gabbar Singh Tax' is now turning into 'Grahasti Sarvnaash Tax': Rahul GandhiThis after the GST Council - the highest decision-making body on the levy of goods and services tax - accepted most of the recommendations ...
29 Jun, 2022, 04.52 PM IST
Pre-packed labelled food items to attract GST, states pitch for continuation of compensationThe Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising state counterparts, also cleared a host of compliance procedures...
28 Jun, 2022, 09.24 PM IST
GST can help households save nearly Rs 5,000 in a yearWhile price of daily-use food items like vegetable, fruits, milk, rice, flour, and pulses will remain unchanged under the GST, that of pack...
26 Jun, 2017, 01.01 PM IST