Stage set for RTI exemption for forces, cybersecurity and tax data agenciesAn in-principle agreement has been arrived at a recent meeting to exempt Indian Computer Emergency Response Team CERT-in -- the nodal natio...
20 May, 2022, 12.31 AM IST
Revenue Dept seeks RTI exemption for its big data wing on GST, tax evasionDGARM, set up in 2017, to provide taxmen intelligence inputs and data analysis to identify, track and profile tax evaders, is also key to n...
13 May, 2022, 12.32 AM IST
Issued show cause notices, but no record of outcome of cases: DGGI in RTI replyCity-based RTI activist Abhay Kolarkar had sought consolidated information pertaining to the Directorate General of GST from DGGI, which re...
08 Jan, 2022, 11.34 AM IST
GSTN blocks Rs 14,000-crore input tax credits of 66,000 taxpayersDepartment has power to block the ITC available in the electronic credit ledger of a taxpayer if tax officer has "reasons to believe" that ...
12 Oct, 2021, 04.44 PM IST
Cryptocurrency exchanges approach RBI seeking clarity on status and taxabilityThe crypto exchanges have written to RBI and sought clarity on their status as lenders continue to deny banking services to them due to a l...
04 May, 2020, 07.41 PM IST
Vindication is more than a compensationEven Rs 2 is a lot when personal dignity is at stake, not merely a railway ticket refund.
13 May, 2019, 08.14 AM IST
Government spent Rs 132.38 crore on GST advertisementsAs per the Bureau of Outreach and Communication under the ministry, the "expenditure on GST advertisements through this bureau" on print me...
03 Sep, 2018, 11.17 AM IST
GST on RTI: Applicant asked to pay Rs 7 tax for information in Madhya PradeshGST Council had in January this year recommended "to exempt supply of services by way of providing information under RTI Act, 2005 from GST...
02 Sep, 2018, 02.08 PM IST
No GST refunds for foreigners as of now: Finance MinistryThe IGST makes provisions for the levy and collection of taxes on inter-state supply of goods or services or both by the Central government.
06 Aug, 2018, 12.50 PM IST
CIC raps GSTN for lack of order, seeks clarity on info disclosureCIC has taken a grim view of the functioning of GSTN, a company with 1,200 employees managing the entire network.
26 Feb, 2018, 09.21 AM IST
With 18% GST, Aadhaar update to cost Rs 5 morePeople would have to pay the GST only for updating the Aadhaar details and not for enrolment. The present charges for updating Aadhaar is R...
10 Feb, 2018, 10.29 AM IST
RTI used mostly to settle personal scores: Information Commissioner Bimal JulkaThe number of people filing RTI applications asking about how government schemes are being implemented has shrunk, and it has largely becom...
23 Jan, 2018, 10.36 AM IST
Sharing information on PM's GST meet will affect India's economic interests: RTI replyThe response by the PMO invoking an exemption clause came on an application under RTI seeking from it minutes of the meeting held on GST un...
28 Jun, 2017, 06.35 PM IST
Sharing details of PM's meeting on GST would affect India's economic interest: PMO"Since the request of the applicant is related to the economic interest of the State, the same is exempted from disclosure under Section 8 ...
28 Jun, 2017, 03.53 PM IST
BJP member Subramanian Swamy questions GSTN's shareholding patternHe demanded that the Rajya Sabha should first discuss the structure of this company before taking up the bills relating to GST.
05 Apr, 2017, 02.16 PM IST
Reply to every RTI application: Rajnath SinghAsserting that participation of people is increasing in framing policies, Singh said over 40,000 suggestions were received on GST.
07 Nov, 2016, 03.10 PM IST
Subramanian Swamy seeks action against P Chidambaram on GSTN security issueMoF by RTI concedes that the necessary security clearance for GSTN was never taken! PC be prosecuted for this, said Subramanian Swamy.
01 Sep, 2016, 04.35 PM IST