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SC judgement on GST Council recommendations only 'elaborated' its mechanis
Updated : 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): After the Supreme Court has ruled that the GST Council recommendations are not binding on the Centre and the states, the government sources on Thursday said this judgement neither has any bearing on the way GST has been functioning in India nor lays down anyt
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Cryptocurrencies may be taxed at par with lotteries, casinos
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): The government is considering to tax cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, at par with casinos, lotteries, betting and racecourses, sources said.
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Other states which criticised Goa want to commit same 'sin' by bringing ca
Updated : 3 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], April 29 (ANI): Goa Transport Minister and state representative on the GST council Mauvin Godinho on Friday said that the other states which once accused Goa of committing a "sin" for bringing casino industry are now replicating it due to revenues.
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Centre has not sought feedback from states on raising GST on 143 items, cl
Updated : 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Regarding reports in a section of the media that feedback has been sought from States on raising GST rates on 143 items, the Finance Ministry on Monday clarified that no feedback from States has been sought on the GST rates for any specific items and the re
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Centre denies reports of GST council planning to raise 5 pc tax slab to 8
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): The Central Government has categorically denied the media reports claiming that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is planning to raise a five per cent tax slab to eight per cent, said the government sources.
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Such tax regime would destroy country's indigenous textile sector: TDP lea
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], March 5 (ANI): TDP National General Secretary Nara Lokesh on Saturday wrote to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman and urged her to exempt the handloom sector from the GST regime.
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Cong slams Centre, says GST hike on textiles deferred due to Assembly poll
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 2 (ANI): Congress has slammed the Centre's decision to defer its decision of hiking the Goods and Services Tax on textiles from the existing 5 per cent to 12 per cent, and said that the move has been made only until the counting of votes in the upco
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Centre deferred GST hike on textiles fearing defeat in upcoming polls: Con
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 1 (ANI): Reacting to the Centre's announcement to defer the earlier decision to increase GST on textiles from 5 per cent to 12 per cent, All India Congress Committee (AICC) Spokesperson Mohan Prakash on Saturday said that BJP took this decision out of f
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GST on textiles will not be increased from 5 per cent to 12 per cent: Sith
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has decided to defer the decision to increase tax on textiles from 5 per cent to 12 per cent.
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GST Council defers rate hike on textiles
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Friday decided to defer the tax rate hike on textiles from 5 per cent to 12 per cent. The new GST rate on textiles was scheduled to be implemented from January 1, 2022.
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Nirmala Sitharaman chairs 46th GST Council meeting in Delhi
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): The 46th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is being held in the national capital under the chairmanship of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Nirmala Sitharaman to chair meeting of GST Council today
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will chair the 46th meeting of the GST Council in New Delhi today.
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