"GST is always very useful for state like West Bengal": Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta after 57th GST Council meetIn the recent 57th GST Council meeting, West Bengal Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta emphasized the crucial role of GST in bolstering state...
08 Oct, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
GST Council meeting 2026: What may change as GST 2.0 takes aim at ITC, refunds, arrest powers and other reformsGST Council Meeting 2026: The GST Council, meeting in New Delhi, is expected to propose significant reforms for tax administration. One ref...
08 Oct, 2026, 02.16 PM IST
GST Council meet: Scrapping tax officers' arrest powers, decriminalisation among reforms on agendaThe GST Council is poised to address significant reforms that could transform GST compliance for businesses. Among the proposed measures ar...
08 Oct, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
GST shake-up: Council may rejig tax officers' panelsThe GST Council is likely to recast its tax officers' committees to make them leaner as the system matures. It is proposed to reduce the cu...
05 Oct, 2026, 05.20 PM IST
GST 2.0's next move: Council may scrap officers' arrest powers, raise prosecution bar to Rs 5 croreThe GST Council is weighing changes to GST enforcement, including ending officials' arrest powers and shifting to court-ordered arrests. Cr...
04 Oct, 2026, 07.14 PM IST
Decoding MDR’s impact; EV bikes’ policy change sparks debateHappy Thursday! The return of MDR is set to change UPI's market share game. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.
17 Sep, 2026, 07.43 AM IST
New mines law seeks to bring tax uniformityA new Mines and Minerals Act, 2026, aims to standardize mining taxation across India. This legislation seeks to bring uniformity and predic...
25 Aug, 2026, 11.45 PM IST
Stocks in news: TCS, ICICI Bank, Hindustan Copper and Piramal FinanceThe Indian equity markets experienced a downturn today, with the Nifty50 index finishing slightly above 24,200. Traders brace for heightene...
25 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Chasing dues could get easier for small businesses under new rules, MSME Secy Bharat Khera explainsThe number of enterprises in the formal ecosystem has increased from around 16.5 million three to four years ago to 92 million currently, s...
24 Aug, 2026, 02.12 PM IST
Tax Bill 2026 clears tax hurdles for electronics manufacturing and boosts India's global supply chain competitivenessThe Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill 2026 is a transformative measure aimed at boosting global electronics supply chains. By elimin...
13 Aug, 2026, 11.26 PM IST
Karnataka GST authorities write to 161 online gaming firms, ask them to apply revised rate“We don’t want any company to claim later that they were not aware of the details of the recent amendments to the GST laws,” a senior offic...
04 Oct, 2023, 04.32 PM IST
Online gaming companies to collect 28% on full bet value, offshore platforms to be GST registered from Oct 1The finance ministry late on Friday notified October 1 as the appointed date for the amended provisions in Central GST and Integrated GST l...
30 Sep, 2023, 06.55 PM IST
FinMin notifies Oct 1 date for implementing amended GST law provisions for e-gamingAccording to the changes to the Central GST Act, these supplies will henceforth be treated as "actionable claims" similar to lottery, betti...
30 Sep, 2023, 12.07 AM IST
Govt notifies GST amendment to levy 28% tax on online gaming"The amendments made under this Act shall be without prejudice to provisions of any other law for the time being in force, providing for pr...
19 Aug, 2023, 10.53 PM IST
Online gaming: States mull Ordinance to mop up revenue from 28% GSTThe GST Council, at its meeting on July 11, decided to tax online gaming, racecourse and casinos at 28% on the full-face value of bets, and...
10 Aug, 2023, 10.32 PM IST
Cabinet clears amendments to GST lawsThe government will now table amendments to the Central GST law, Integrated GST law, Compensation Cess law in the ongoing monsoon session o...
01 Aug, 2018, 03.12 PM IST
Punjab government against amendment in GST laws“I find that GST Law is being rushed and the excellent work done by the law review committee is being ignored only with a view to get some ...
22 Jul, 2018, 10.58 PM IST