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Chidambaram asks Centre to push GST to Oct 1
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 11 (ANI): Former union finance minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday opined that the Centre's effort to roll out the Goods and Service Tax (GST) law by July 1 was "impractical and undesirable" and asked the government to push the date to October 1.
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Rahul Gandhi meets Yechury to discuss GST
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 5 (ANI): In an effort to reach out to other Opposition parties to chart out a strategy, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury met in the Parliament today and discussed about Goods and Service Tax (GST).
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One country, one tax has become reality: Centre on GST
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 30 (ANI): The Centre has termed the approval of four supplementary bills related to the Goods and Service Tax (GST) in the Lok Sabha as "historic" and stated that the passage of the bills would bring India under 'one country, one tax' regime.
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Each decision a reform in its own right: Jaitley on Budget-2017
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 3 (ANI): The Budget for the fiscal year 2017-18 comes in the backdrop of few significant changes and reforms taking place in the country, including demonetisation of the high-end currency notes since November 2016 and the anticipation built around the upcoming Goods a
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GST roll-out deadline deferred to July 1
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 16 (ANI): The Goods and Service Tax (GST) council, headed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, on Monday met to break the deadlock over who gets to administer the GST and managed to achieve consensus on the 'dual control' or 'cross empowerment'
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GST will be implemented in 2017, digitized economy will be future of India
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): Extending warm wishes to citizens of India on the occasion of the New Year, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said that he is hopeful about the Goods and Service Tax (GST) being implemented in 2017 and confident that the digistized economy would be the f
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Govt. optimistic about GST implementation from next fiscal
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 23 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said that the government is trying its best to implement the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from April 1 next year, adding the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Bill and Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST) B
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Remove 'anti-profiteering' provision from model GST law: ASSOCHA
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 23 (ANI): Having conducted nationwide conferences in 23 cities with the trade and industry, the ASSOCHAM has suggested removal of a provision in the revised Model Goods and Service Tax (GST) Law dealing with anti-profiteering since it is open to misuse and subjective i
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Centre must change stance for GST passage, says Kerala minister
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 3(ANI): Kerala's Finance Minister Thomas Isaac has asked the Centre to change if it wants to get the Goods and Service Tax Bill passed and approved by state governments.
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Multi GST rates will put less pressure on common man, defends Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 26 (ANI): Coming under criticism for proposing four-slab multi-rate tax structure under the Goods and Service Tax (GST), Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the objective of this is to ensure that the tax structure does not become regressive or burde
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GST Council to hold its first meeting today
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 22 (ANI): The Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council will today hold its first meeting here in the national capital.
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Goa Assembly set to ratify GST Bill today
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 31 (ANI): The Goa Assembly has convened a day-long special session today to ratify the Goods and Service Tax (GST) Amendment Bill.
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