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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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U.S. proud to be India's best economic partner, says Trade Representa
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 20 (ANI): Stating that the United States (U.S.) is proud to be India's top trading partner, U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Michael Froman on Thursday said the U.S is the Number 1 destination for India's exports, purchasing more than 15 percent of all I
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GST: No consensus reached over tax rates, says Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 19 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council's third stage of discussions ended without reaching a consensus on the tax slab rates.
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GST Council to take final decision on tax rate today
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 19 (ANI): The decision on the Goods and Services Tax rates, which will have four slabs, will be taken today by the GST Council that kicked off its three-day meeting yesterday.
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GST Council reaches consensus on state compensation, 2015-16 to be base ye
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 18 (ANI): The three-day meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Tuesday reached a consensus on state compensation and the base year will be 2015-16, while the decision on the GST rates, which will have four slabs, will be taken on Wednesday.
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Rahul Gandhi bats for poor, voices against non-inflationary GST
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 18 (ANI): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday urged the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council to set a tax rate at 18 percent or lower so that the poor are not unduly burdened.
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Crucial GST Council to discuss fixing tax rate, other issues today
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 18 (ANI): The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council will meet here today, where a decision is likely to be taken on the tax rate and to sort out other issues like the compensation formula to be adapted for the rollout of the new indirect tax regime from April 1 next ye
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MPs, doctors, tobacco victims, public health advocates GST regime
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct.17 (india-Business Wire India): It is well known that tobacco and tobacco products are globally recognized as "sin goods" on account of their serious adverse impact on public health.
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Increased trade deficit will damage bilateral ties: Chinese media warns In
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Oct. 14 (ANI): Beijing has warned of bitter bilateral ties with New Delhi citing huge trade deficits and ongoing social media campaigns calling for boycotting Chinese goods in India.
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PHD Chamber Organises Series of Educational Workshops on Goods & Servi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct.10 (ANI-Newsvoir): With the objective of analyzing in detail the GST provisions vis-a-vis the present indirect tax provisions and understanding the GST Impact on different industry sectors, PHD Chamber is conducting a Knowledge Series on Goods & Services Tax. The
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Medium term outlook for Indian FMCG bright; to reach USD 104 bn by 2020
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 5 (ANI): In the midst of ringing cash registers on the back of festive sale, an ASSOCHAM-TechSci Research report has projected more than doubling of India's market for the fast moving consumer goods to USD 104 billion by 2020 from the present level of USD 49 billi
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Eyeing growth, Patel sends dovish signals on inflation ahead of RBI policy
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): In his first interaction with economists as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, Urjit Patel has downplayed the risk of inflation sighting several factors including the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
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