Goods and services tax

The major sectors of the economy including FMCG, jewellery and SMEs have been hit post demonetisation, while the unorganised sector is seeing job losses, said industry body Assocham. In an interview to PTI, Assocham President Sunil Kanoria lamented the lack...

The Union Government is abiding by the April 1, 207 target date for implementing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) across India, Minister of State for Finance, Arjun Ram Meghwal said here on Thursday. "I can assure you that April...

Determined to roll out the Goods and Services Tax (GST) by April 1, 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed the Union Finance Ministry and all departments concerned to take all steps to adhere to the deadline. The clear directives...

Expecting the long-pending GST bill to get passed this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said any efforts to amend this law at Central level are over now and it is up to individual states to pursue any changes. According...

Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a comprehensive tax levied on the manufacture, sale and consumption of goods and services at a national level. Under GST, there will be no difference between goods and services. It tries to eliminate indirect...

Promising an easier business environment for global investors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured business leaders that his team was working on setting up a predictable long-term tax regime ie Goods and Services Tax (GST). "Don't worry...GST will happen,...