-PTI New Delhi: Just a couple of hours before the Goods and Services Tax (GST) roll out, the all-powerful GST Council tonight reduced the tax rate on fertiliser to 5 per cent from previously decided 12 per cent. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who heads the GST Council comprising representatives of states, said the decision to reduce the tax rate on fertiliser was taken because of apprehensions that price of the crop nutrient...
More »SEARCH RESULT
Entering the age of GST -M Govinda Rao
-The Hindu The long-term benefits of GST are clear — the challenge is to quickly address the short-term obstacles The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is in force from today. The reform, touted as a “game changer” and the “reform of the century”, was deemed worthy of a launch on the midnight of June 30 in the Central Hall of the Parliament. Indeed, one is reminded of the famous speech by Pandit...
More »Farmers, agriculture input dealers oppose GST on fertilizers and pesticides -Neel Kamal
-The Times of India BATHINDA: Fertilizer and pesticide dealers of Mansa and Barnala districts pulled down the shutters on Tuesday to protest against the imposition of Goods and Services Tax (GST) from July 1. Moreover, seven farmer outfits have also convened a joint meeting on June 30 to decide a course of action in the wake of the new taxation policy. With the GST coming into force, fertilizers, which are currently exempt...
More »Small businesses grapple with GST compliance -Surabhi
-The Hindu Business Line Automating the systems seems to be the biggest challenge New Delhi: With less than a week to go for the new indirect tax regime to kick in, small businesses are trying to understand the modalities of the goods and services tax (GST) as the compliance burden for them is set to significantly rise. Making a relaxation for small businesses, rules allow those with an annual turnover between Rs. 20...
More »Telecom to banking, most services to be costlier with GST -Sidhartha & Pankaj Doval
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: For some days now, several service providers — from insurance and banking to telecom and hotels — have been sending emailers to customers warning of a GST-driven increase in prices starting July 1. Alarmed and unconvinced, the revenue department in the finance ministry has roped in other ministries to impress upon industry to adjust input tax credit against possible increase in tax liability. The tax credit...
More »