Gupta sought to be released on bail. He also moved to have the March 1 remand order passed by the special judge for trial of economic offen...

The GST Council clarified the tax rates for popcorn. Ready-to-eat popcorn with salt and spices will be taxed at 5% if loose and 12% if pre-...

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) clarified that media reports about GST rate changes recommended by the Group of Minist...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that insurance costs may decrease if the GST Council suggests lowering GST rates on health and l...

54th Gst Council Meeting Key Takeaways: The 54th GST Council meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, is taking place in Ne...

Addressing the media post the GST Council meeting, the Minister said as of December 31, 2023, only 1.96 per cent of all active tax assessee...

Sitharaman mentioned the ongoing taxation of petrol and diesel through excise duty and VAT, urging states to collaborate in the GST Council...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a pre-budget meeting with state and union territories finance ministers at Bharat Mandapa...

The 53rd meeting of the GST Council is slated to convene on June 22, 2024, in New Delhi, following the inauguration of a new government. Pr...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that Allahabad High Court had ruled that states have no power to impose tax on Extra Neutral Alcoh...

The GST Council, chaired by Sitharaman and her counterparts from all states, last met on June 28-29 in Chandigarh. Thereafter, the meeting ...

"Technology may correct anomalies for inefficiencies and therefore may have a possible impact on revenue collection. But the revenue-neutra...

Reducing taxes on life-saving medicines, bringing petrol and diesel within the ambit of indirect tax, rationalizing an inverted duty struct...

In a letter to Sitharaman, Mitra said that commitment towards working out a consensus was getting eroded, and said that an undercurrent of ...

"Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairing the 43rd GST Council meeting via video conferencing in New Delhi today. MOS Shri Anurag Thaku...

Under the GST structure, taxes are levied under 5 per cent, 12 per cent, 18 per cent and 28 per cent slabs. On top of the highest tax slab,...

The 36th GST Council meeting, which was to be held through video conferencing, had only one item in the agenda.