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GST reduces logistical costs; benefits transport sector
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The Goods and Services Tax (GST) has highly benefitted the transport sector by removal of inter-state check posts, optimizing the warehouse structure and bringing down logistical costs.
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Swamy hits back at Chidambaram, says GST rollout was Parliamentary history
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 24 (ANI): Coming down heavily on senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram's statement that the new tax regime introduced by the Centre is the 'Indian indirect tax and not really the Goods and Services Tax (GST)', the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) o
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ITC gains 2 pct after hike on cigarettes prices amid GST
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Shares of ITC gained 2.4 percent in the morning trade on Monday as the cigarette major hiked select product prices following Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council hiked cess to pre-GST level.
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40 percent of India's GDP outside GST: Chidambaram
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 23 (ANI): Criticising the Centre's formulation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), former finance minister and Congress leader P. Chidambaram pointed out that many products have been kept out of the new tax regime.
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TN: Protesters attempt to parcel sanitary napkins to PM, FM in protest ove
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 22 (ANI): A new form of protest was witnessed in Coimbatore, when members of the Revolutionary Youth Front attempted to parcel sanitary napkins to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as a sign of agitation against the lev
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Cabinet approves Central, Integrated GST (Amendment) Bills, 2017
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday rendered its ex-post facto approval for the promulgation of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Ordinance, 2017 and replacement of the Ordinance by the
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Over 70 lakh taxpayers have activated GST accounts: GSTN Chairman
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Highlighting the smooth functioning of the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN), Chairman Navin Kumar has revealed that over 70 lakh taxpayers have successfully activated their GST accounts.
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Cigarettes won't get costlier under GST, clarifies CBEC Chairman
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Amid reports of cigarette prices surging post the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) Chairman Vanaja N. Sarna said only a rectification of an imbalance was made, and thus it will have no impact on the pric
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Textile traders' demand to not tax fabrics unacceptable: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Amid protests staged by textile traders in various pockets of the country over the new Goods and Services Tax (GST), Finance Minister Arun Jaitley clarified that the demand of the textile traders to not levy any tax on fabrics cannot be accepted.
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Delhi HC seeks Finance Ministry's response on imposition of GST on sa
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought reply from the Finance Ministry by November 15 on the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed on the imposition of 12% Goods and Service Tax (GST) on sanitary napkins.
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'Made in America': Trump warns other countries against 'unf
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], July. 18 (ANI): In a strong declaration during a 'Made in America Week' event, President Donald Trump asserted that the United States needs to crack down on the predatory online sale of foreign goods that are destroying shopping centers throughout the United States
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Delhi High Court to continue hearing over GST on legal firms
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday will continue to hear the plea seeking clarification on whether lawyers and legal firms are required to comply with the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act.
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