-The Times of India NEW DELHI: New registrations under the goods and services tax+ (GST) crossed the 10 lakh mark on Saturday, a milestone that brings cheer to policymakers who have been hoping for an increase in the tax base after the rollout of the new tax measure. "The figure of new registrations approved in GST crosses 10 lakhs today. About two lakh applications pending in process," revenue secretary Hasmukh Adhia tweeted...
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Register with GST, don't wait till July 30 deadline: Govt to traders
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The government urged traders on Saturday to register for the goods and services tax (GST) soon, and not wait for the July 30 deadline. If one is owns a business with an aggregate turnover exceeding Rs 20 lakh in the preceding financial year (Rs 10 lakh in special-category states), they will need to register in all the states and Union territories to which they make...
More »40,000 cloth artisans in Ludhiana stare at job loss as they fall out of GST chain -Sumeer Singh
-Hindustan Times Rehman, who is in the embroidery business for more than 15 years, is one of thousands of artisans who are unable to get work as they did not register under GST, as is required now, and neither have textile firms that sent them cloth to work on. Ludhiana: Tucked away in the outskirts of the industrial city of Ludhiana, in New Kundan Puri area, embroiderer Abdul Rehman is sitting...
More »Declining bank credit indicates poor economic performance
Apart from gross domestic product (GDP) and gross value added (GVA), another indicator which shows whether an economy is thriving or stagnating is the growth in bank credit. Credit is a critical input in the production of goods and services. It is generally the case that during prosperous times, economic actors, who are engaged in different sectors or in various industry, take up bank loans to invest. The provisional data...
More »Asim Dasgupta, former Finance Minister of West Bengal, interviewed by AM Jigeesh (The Hindu Business Line)
-The Hindu Business Line Asim Dasgupta, who was Finance Minister of West Bengal for 24 years, was probably the only CPI(M) member who attended Saturday’s event at the Central Hall of Parliament, on the eve of the GST’s launch. In fact, Dasgupta was Chairman of the Empowered Group of State Finance Ministers which prepared the first formulation of GST laws in 2009. He spoke to BusinessLine on the new indirect tax regime,...
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