Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha takes oath as Chief Information CommissionerPresident Ram Nath Kovind has administered the oath of office to Sinha as the Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Com...
07 Nov, 2020, 11.07 AM IST
Aarogya Setu app launched by GoI in public-private partnership modeThe government has clarified in a press statement that its contact tracing app Aarogya Setu was launched by Government of India in public-p...
28 Oct, 2020, 09.33 PM IST
Sudhir Bhargava takes oath as Chief Information CommissionerBhargava was administered the oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind at a ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan, it said.
01 Jan, 2019, 03.18 PM IST
Government consolidated direct tax reforms; net widens to 8 crore: CBDT chairman Sushil ChandraChandra also said that no I-T official can pick up a case on his discretion and only 0.5 per cent of all cases are picked up for scrutiny b...
06 Feb, 2018, 02.07 PM IST
Tax department to warn restaurants to cut prices; Pass on benefit of 5% GST to dinersThe GST Council had decided to bring down the GST rate on dining out to 5%, but had simultaneously disallowed restaurants from claiming inp...
21 Nov, 2017, 08.55 PM IST
GST collections in line with projections, no shortfall: CBECThe Chairperson of Central Board of Excise and Customs said it was difficult to access the target as exporters would take refund and there ...
30 Oct, 2017, 07.11 PM IST
Government may miss FY18 revenue collection target: OfficialFor the year ending March 2018, the government had budgeted Rs 9.68 trillion collection from customs and GST.
29 Oct, 2017, 07.52 PM IST
Trade facilitation pact to promote doing biz, global commerce"TFA would simplify procedures and enhance competitiveness making economies more vibrant leading to increase in revenue," he added.
21 Jul, 2017, 09.26 PM IST
GST Council to review rollout of GST on August 5"The review meeting of the GST Council would be on the first Saturday of August," Central Board of Excise and Customs Chairperson Vanaja N ...
01 Jul, 2017, 08.11 AM IST
The question of fixing rates is based on a revenue neutral approach: Vanaja N Sarna, CBEC ChairmanI do not think as far as readiness is concerned, there is a lack of any facility on both the Centre and States' side: Vanaja N Sarna, CBEC ...
29 Jun, 2017, 02.43 PM IST
With 3 days to go, government sets up special war room to deal with GST queriesThe special war room will operate from eight in the morning to 10 in the evening, providing a single window for the resolution of any GST-r...
28 Jun, 2017, 11.07 AM IST
Entertainment industry has been pressing for lowering tax rates for quite some time now: Vanaja N Sarna, Chairman, CBECCBEC has everything in place for the upcoming GST rollout says Vanaja N Sarna, Chairman, CBEC
13 Jun, 2017, 06.18 PM IST
CBEC is ready to roll out GST from July 1st: Vanaja N. Sarna, CBEC"It is not just the car manufacturers but there are so many segments that have reacted to GST rates and have definitely wanted to review th...
29 May, 2017, 03.12 PM IST
June 1: Registration for GST enrolment reopensAt a review meeting of IT Preparedness for GST System, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia expressed satisfaction with the preparation for the ...
12 May, 2017, 01.52 AM IST
GST: Mahender Singh, RK Mahajan appointed as new members of CBECThe Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of two IRS officers as members of CBEC. The board will play a major ...
09 May, 2017, 04.16 PM IST
CBEC sanctions Rs 1 cr to each zone for GST outreachSpecial GST awareness campaign has been displayed through 12 Air India aircraft and TV advertisements, and radio jingles are being run on m...
15 Apr, 2017, 03.22 PM IST
Najib Shah appointed CBEC chairmanShah, a 1979 batch officer of Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), has been working as Member in the board since May this y...
28 Oct, 2015, 05.00 PM IST