GST rate rationalisation: Is there a second wind coming?The Indian government is contemplating Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate rationalisation, aiming to simplify the existing four-slab structu...
19 Apr, 2025, 10.13 AM IST
GST Council to hold 55th meet on December 21 in Jaisalmer, RajasthanUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will meet her state counterparts on December 21 in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, for the 55th GST Council...
18 Nov, 2024, 05.19 PM IST
Budget 2025: Nirmala Sitharaman to meet state FMs for pre-Budget, GST Council meet on Dec 21-22Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to meet with state counterparts on December 21-22 for pre-budget discussions and a GST Council m...
12 Nov, 2024, 12.05 PM IST
GoM decides to cut GST on 20-litre water bottles, bicycles to 5%; raise rate on shoes, watchesThe GoM on GST rate rationalisation has proposed lowering tax rates to 5% on 20-litre packaged drinking water bottles, bicycles, and exerci...
19 Oct, 2024, 07.33 PM IST
Tax on 100 items to be slashed? GST's rate rationalisation panel to decide next monthThe GoM on GST rate rationalisation has discussed potential tax rate changes on over 100 items, including reducing taxes on some goods from...
26 Sep, 2024, 01.46 PM IST
Pedal to the metal: Why Ludhiana’s cycle industry needs to take a cue from HollandCycle manufacturing is an age-old industry in Ludhiana but it still faces challenges that push it back from reaching its full potential. A ...
17 Jan, 2024, 12.06 PM IST
Toy manufacturers to see higher GST liability following AAR rulingWhile electronic toys such as expensive robots and kids’ tablets attracted 18% GST earlier, other toys such as tricycles and bicycles were ...
28 Oct, 2021, 10.46 AM IST
Hero Cycles seeks reduction in GST on bicycles to five percent, from 12 percent"The government must consolidate this shift by launching a series of supportive policy measures. Slashing GST on bicycles from current 12 p...
12 Oct, 2020, 05.35 PM IST
Reduce GST on bicycles to 5 per cent from current 12 per cent: Hero Cycles"The budget must focus on reviving slumping demand across the country through a series of measures including re-adjusting GST slabs to put ...
27 Jan, 2020, 06.19 PM IST
Under-invoicing' leading to GST evasion, claim bicycles makersAn ordinary bicycle, priced at Rs 2,500 a unit, is being invoiced at Rs 900, leading to the evasion of the GST.
23 Sep, 2019, 08.29 PM IST
Cycling to work can lead to benefits of Rs 1.8 trillion, says TERI studyThe study also noted that these benefits can be realised by providing safe cycling infrastructure and conducting awareness campaigns.
11 Jan, 2019, 04.24 PM IST
Can former Maruti Suzuki boss help Indian cycle makers pedal out of troubled water?Close to 16 million cycles are sold every year in this country, an annual growth of 2%, whereas Indians bought over 23 million two-wheelers...
10 May, 2018, 08.36 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi on bicycle leads protest march on petrol price in KarnatakaGandhi, who resumed his poll campaign for the May 12 assembly polls, took out a protest march in Maluru in Kolar against rising petrol pric...
07 May, 2018, 04.54 PM IST
Trying to bring petrol, diesel under GST: Dharmendra PradhanThe Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) and the Indore Cycling Association (ICA) claimed that nearly 30,000 cyclists partici...
21 Jan, 2018, 09.45 PM IST
GST to usher in problem of classification of items: EEPC IndiaIn a presentation to the GST Council, EEPC India cited examples of several items where the exporters would end up paying much higher GST th...
05 Jun, 2017, 02.14 PM IST
Budget 2013: AIIFA apprehensive of GSTAIIFA in its pre-budget 2013 memorandum has shared its apprehensions on the introduction of GST with the government
21 Feb, 2013, 06.24 PM IST
- Budget 2013: AIIFA apprehensive on introduction of GST
Budget 2013 might see introduction of GST, hence the All India Induction Furnaces Association (AIIFA) shared some of its apprehensions rega...
04 Feb, 2013, 04.31 PM IST