GST

Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), in a representation filed on behalf of the entire gems and jewellery industry, has reiterated that the industry is completely supportive of India’s move towards Goods & Services Tax (GST), and is...

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, at the end of Day One of its meeting on Tuesday, decided on the issue of compensation for states, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told reporters. "One main issue in today's (Tuesday) agenda was...

Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently said during an event that she was open to the idea of setting up a Board of Trade to focus on issues of domestic trade. “The ministry will look into the Confederation of All India...

Lauding the progress achieved so far on GST implementation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley exuded confidence that it is "reasonably possible" to meet the April 1 deadline to roll out the new indirect tax regime. "There has hardly been an opportunity,...

With the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council slated to take vital decisions during its coming meets, the government on Saturday appointed Arun Goyal as Additional Secretary of the pan India indirect levies' apex body. According to the Appointments Committee...

Under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, the number of companies listed in BSE are expected to go up to more than 10,000 in the next ten years from the present 5,500 companies, a stock exchange official said...

In order to impart awareness and knowledge of the proposed provisions of GST law and to train the small tarders for the same, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) is all set to launch a series of "town...

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...

Implementation of Goods & Service Tax (GST) will lead to increased tax compliance and attract more foreign direct investments across sectors due to tax transparency and ease of doing business, says a survey. According to a survey of corporate India...

The Cabinet has cleared the process, formation and functioning of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, which will decide on the rate of tax under the new indirect taxation regime. The Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the...