Union Budget 2023: Abolition of GST & mandi tax among requests from the agritech sectorThe agritech sector wants the Union Finance minister to abolish the GST and mandi tax on agricultural produce brought from Farmers Producer...
Ban decision chokes wheat export pipelineThe government has said that it will allow those exports to carry on, which have letter of credit (LC) issued before May 13. However, expor...
Madhya Pradesh govt to waive off mandi tax to boost export of wheatThe chief minister informed that production of wheat in Madhya Pradesh has reached up to 1.29 crore MT. Chouhan had held a review meeting w...
Complete GST Chain To Boost ExportsA more efficient way is to bring all indirect taxes under GST. It will enable exporters who have paid embedded taxes in the value chain end...
View: Why farmers are upset about agriculture reforms that claim to grant them more freedomThe present law dilutes the power of the middleman. The farmer is now free to sell his produce to whoever he wants to at whatever price he ...
Will take practical, balanced view on local content without compromising quality: Piyush Goyal“We are not crazy about it but we have to become self-sufficient,” Piyush Goyal said at a CII virtual event on being asked about the countr...
Government clears scheme to rebate central, state embedded taxes for textiles sectorThe decision was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here.
Uneven Mandi tax adds to GST burdenFor pulses, mandi tax in UP is 2.5%, in MP it is 2.2% while in Gujarat it is 0.6%.
Basmati millers in Punjab rue hike in mandi fee, RDFThe millers rue that the additional cost burden will also dent their cost competitiveness in domestic as well as international trade .
GST: Prices of some products will rise, but there will be many benefits as wellAs GST statute bill is set to face test in RS, agri commodity sector remains in dark whether the APMC/ mandi taxes, interstate taxes will b...
Madhya Pradesh offers VAT exemption on soy meal, soy milkJain said his association has also sought exemption of 1% entry tax on soy bean and reduction of ‘mandi’ tax to 1%.
BJP, Congress engaged in blame-game over prices of paddyThe BJP that is going alone into the contest will have to make inroads into the rural vote bank to outperform rivals in the party.
- Fruit, veggies exempted from Mandi tax, award for girls hiked
Exemption of fruits, vegetables and wool from Mandi tax, computerised control system in five cities, including Jaipur, to strengthen power ...
Unfair Tax: Mandi tax on grain procurement offers some states a double privilegeThe point is that the Centre should discourage states from levying local taxes on the purchase price of grain as they discourage private tr...
- Price stability high on agenda, says govt
State governments would be urged to waive mandi tax, octroi and other local levies, as well as reduce commission agent charges.
- Basmati likely to arrive in mandis from 1st week of Nov
Across Punjab and Haryana mandis, the arrival of Pusa 1 and Pusa 1121 basmati varieties have started, though the traditional basmati variet...
- Wheat starts to swell as calculations go wrong
Low arrivals of wheat in the mandis have sent wheat prices in Jaipur soaring. Farmers are holding back their stock in anticipation of bette...