NSE launches Electronic Gold Receipts, yet investors prefer ETFs and physical gold; here’s whyAn EGR is a digital certificate backed by actual physical gold stored in a Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi)-regulated vault. T...
18 May, 2026, 11.08 AM IST
Higher exemption, lower rates, more deductions: What ET readers want and can Budget deliver?An Economic Times survey reveals that a majority of taxpayers ask for lower tax rates and higher exemption limits. Experts advocate for exp...
26 Jan, 2026, 12.45 PM IST
Income Tax Slabs for FY 2025-26 (AY 2026-27): Key changes experts want in old, new tax regimes in Budget 2026Budget 2026: As the Union Budget 2026 nears, taxpayers anticipate changes to income tax slabs, deductions, and rebates. Experts are calling...
21 Jan, 2026, 12.06 PM IST
New GST rates: Is the puzzle over popcorn, paranthas and paneer finally solved?New GST Rates: The GST Council has approved a new tax structure effective September 22, resolving long-standing confusions on food items. P...
04 Sep, 2025, 07.37 PM IST
ACs, TVs, washing machines to get cheaper as govt slashes GST ratesThe Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has reduced tax rates on several consumer goods. Air conditioners and large televisions will now b...
03 Sep, 2025, 11.41 PM IST
Maruti Suzuki chair calls India’s GST overhaul a ‘huge reform’, says cuts will boost competitivenessIndia is planning a major overhaul of its GST regime, potentially the most significant since its 2017 introduction. The proposed changes in...
21 Aug, 2025, 05.59 PM IST
GST reform: Revenue loss can be handled fiscally, say officialsIndia is planning a major GST reform. The Centre proposes a two-slab structure, reducing rates on many items. The goal is to boost consumpt...
21 Aug, 2025, 05.56 PM IST
Insurance stocks surge up to 5% as Govt to consider GST cut on health and term insurance premiumsInsurance company stocks experienced a surge following the anticipation of a significant GST rate cut on health and term insurance, a long-...
18 Aug, 2025, 09.32 AM IST
India to simplify GST: Finance Ministry proposes two-slab system with special rates only for select itemsThe Finance Ministry has proposed a simplified two-tier GST system with standard and merit slabs, along with special rates for select goods...
16 Aug, 2025, 01.40 PM IST
Gadkari seeks 5% GST on crude ethanol to push flex-fuel cars, warns against petrol parityNitin Gadkari advocates for a GST rate cut on crude ethanol. He wants the rate to be reduced from 18% to 5%. This move aims to boost flex-f...
12 Jun, 2025, 05.09 PM IST
New tax regime vs old tax regime post Budget 2025: These income earners may still benefit from old tax regimeThe proposed changes could substantially increase the disposable income available to both middle-class and high-income earners. The benefit...
10 Feb, 2025, 11.42 AM IST
How NPS can help you save Rs 55,000 tax in new regimeSudhir Kaushik of TaxSpanner.com tells readers how they can optimise their tax by rejigging their incomes and investments.
04 Nov, 2024, 06.30 AM IST
Does the new income tax regime suit you? Find out who should move from the old tax regime to the new oneWith the start of the new financial year, companies are reaching out to their employees to select the tax regime for 2024-25. This is an im...
08 Apr, 2024, 01.07 PM IST
GST: Rate changes and reliefThe 47th GST Council meeting addressed the inverted duty structure and removed several exemptions but deferred a decision on wider slab rec...
30 Jun, 2022, 01.03 AM IST
Good days may follow goods in highest tax slab, next big GST move could reduce prices of many itemsItems in the 28% slab include washing machines, refrigerators, cement, ceiling fans, watches, automobiles, tobacco products, nutritional dr...
01 Nov, 2017, 10.46 AM IST
Various tax slabs under GST worry traders: CAITIn view of growing discontent about proposed GST rates, CAIT has urged the government to revisit the rate schedule.
28 May, 2017, 08.46 PM IST
- DTC unlikely to cheer taxpayers, may lower I-T slabs
The Direct Taxes Code is unlikely to give much relief to income tax payers as the finance ministry today said the higher slabs, proposed ea...
17 Jun, 2010, 11.07 PM IST