Karnataka cabinet clears 1% fire cess on new multi-storey buildingsThe Karnataka cabinet has approved a 1% fire cess on new multi-story buildings in Bengaluru and across the state, a move aimed at bolsterin...
GST 2.0 gets the green light: What gets cheaper and costlier from September 22?GST Meeting Cheaper, Costlier: The GST Council has approved changes to India's indirect tax structure. Many daily-use goods will become che...
GST 2.0: Biggest gainers and losers of the new tax regimeIndia has announced revised Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced GST cuts on many items. The c...
Karnataka Cabinet clears 1% fire cess on new multi-storey buildings in what builders impact property pricingKarnataka cabinet decides to impose a 1% fire cess on new multi-storey buildings in Bengaluru and across the state. This decision amends th...
Karnataka: CM-led Business Advisory Panel approves salary hike for legislatorsKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's Business Advisory Committee has approved a salary hike for state legislators, leading to potential ...
Himachal Pradesh: Sukhu govt's plane may crash at any time, says BJP leader Jairam ThakurThakur further claimed that from party workers of the lowest ranks to senior Congress leaders, they are not being taken into confidence by ...
Himachal government proposes to impose Rs 10 milk cess on liquor bottles to boost income of milk producersAnnouncing the imposition of Rs 10 per cess on liquor bottles in the budget for 2023-24, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh S...
Lessons from a 100-year-old tea campaign reveal how food trends emergeIn 1922, the Lipton Company tried to promote tea with imperial imagery.
Panel of officers on GST for raising rate, curtailing exemption list to increase revenueThe committee of officers from the Centre and states, formed to review the goods and services tax (GST), has also recommended selective tax...
Dairy cooperatives seek tax parity with companiesWhile corporate tax has been cut to 22% from 30%, dairy cooperatives continue to be taxed at the 30% rate.
Soon, pay 50p recycling charge on milk packetEnvironment minister Ramdas Kadam said the idea of plastic ban is the brain child of Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray who had written to ...
Subramanian Swamy moves private bill seeking death for cow slaughterSwamy moved for consideration and passing the Cow Protection Bill, 2017 aimed at creating an authority to ensure stabilisation of populatio...
The first take: Poll-oriented Budget that stays on trackModicare, the health assurance scheme that will cover 50 crore people — about half those would be above the formal poverty line — is a big ...
- Sugar, tea, coffee, milk powder to cost less under GST
Currently, sugar attracts specific central excise duty of Rs 71 per quintal plus a cess of Rs 124, which translates into ad valorem rate of...
Everything you need to know about GST rates declared so farIf you are looking to buy a small car, you may have to shell out some extra money once GST is implemented because of an additional cess.
Good that GST rates for products & industries do not hurl any unpleasant surprisesConsistent with the proactive outlook of the government, the rates so agreed to by the GST Council and the revised rules were released post...
Common man items to get cheaper under GST; cars, consumer durables to attract 28% taxDaily use items like milk, fruits & veggies, food grains & cereals have been exempted; sugar, tea, coffee, edible oil, sweets placed in the...