Goods and Services Tax

New Delhi, Sep 12: The constitution of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council with the Finance Minister of India as its chair was approved on Monday, with powers to recommend the indirect tax rate and establish a disputes redressal…

New Delhi, Sep 12: Following presidential assent last week to the GST Bill, the Union Finance Ministry on Monday notified the provisions of the Constitution Amendment Act that allows for setting up the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council.…

Vientiane (Laos), Sep 8: US President Barack Obama on Thursday expressed confidence that the Goods and Services Tax (GST), passed by the Indian parliament last month, will unleash significant economic activity. He said this during a…

New Delhi, Sep 7: Even as India is merging some state-run banks, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said there was no move to privatise them. He also said the target date of April 1 next year to implement a pan-India goods and…

New Delhi, Aug 8: As the Lok Sabha on Monday debated the GST Bill passed by the Rajya Sabha, the Congress accused the government of treating the lower house of parliament as a "junior partner" and ignoring its wisdom. The opposition…

New Delhi, Aug 6: The government is likely to move the amended Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill in the Lok Sabha for passage on Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to intervene in the debate. The government has listed…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 4: With the passage of Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill in Rajya Sabha, political parties in Odisha and their leaders on Thursday expressed hope that it will bring tax reforms in the country. Odisha Finance…

New Delhi, Aug 3: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill appeared to be headed for smooth passage in the Rajya Sabha as nearly all major parties, barring the AIADMK supported the bill during the debate. Most of the opposition parties…

New Delhi, Aug 3: Congress leader P. Chidambaram said on Wednesday that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill should be passed after serious debate as it was far too important a measure to be passed on a partisan basis. "If we pass,…

New Delhi, July 28: With the government planning to bring the Goods and Services Tax bill next week, it reached out to the opposition parties on Thursday. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley met members from the Left parties, Samajwadi…