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New GST rates: Is the puzzle over popcorn, paranthas and paneer finally solved?New GST Rates: The GST Council has approved a new tax structure effective September 22, resolving long-standing confusions on food items. P...
04 Sep, 2025, 07.37 PM IST
GST 2.0 to unleash consumption, cushion India's economy from US tariff headwinds: India IncIndustry leaders believe that GST rate rationalization will boost India's economic growth. They expect increased consumption and a cushion ...
04 Sep, 2025, 05.19 PM IST
Make GST payments only by e-rupee, tokenisation can achieve total transparencyTo enhance the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system, the GST Council should mandate e-rupee use for payments to curb input tax credit fraud ...
02 Sep, 2025, 11.02 PM IST
GST's identity crisis: One nation, multiple headachesEight years since the introduction of GST, complex structures, clogged tribunals, and compliance burdens are chipping away at the ‘One Nati...
25 Jul, 2025, 04.22 PM IST
Nirmala Sitharaman on GST rationalisation, popcorn controversy, BJP’s freebie trap & moreFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman discusses GST rate rationalisation, aiming to simplify rates for essential goods. She plans to reduce t...
04 Feb, 2025, 11.16 AM IST
Popcorn, in loose form, sold in movie theatres to attract 5% GSTPopcorn sold in loose form in movie theatres will continue to attract a GST rate of 5 per cent. If popcorn is sold together with a movie ti...
26 Dec, 2024, 02.41 PM IST
Ghosts of Christmas past? GoI’s repeated actions seem bent on violating a basic tenet of taxation: simplicityThe nuances of direct and indirect taxes, their impact on consumers, and the complexity of GST rates are discussed in this article. It argu...
24 Dec, 2024, 10.52 PM IST
How to tax popcorn? India's formula sparks outrage against GST systemIndia's new popcorn tax has everyone talking. Different flavors now have different GST rates. Plain popcorn is taxed at 5%, branded at 12%,...
24 Dec, 2024, 10.46 AM IST
Munch on it: GST ruling puts popcorn in 18% tax bracketThe AAR held that JJ’s Popcorn fitted the description of ‘Prepared foods obtained by the roasting of cereal’.
25 Jun, 2020, 10.25 PM IST
Film tickets still priced above Rs 200; online portals, multiplexes flout Karnataka government's ruleThe maximum rate of Rs 200 per head is applicable to films of all languages. The restriction, however, will not apply to gold-class screens...
04 May, 2017, 11.01 AM IST