Lakshmi Venkatesan Venkataraman, Founding and Managing Trustee, Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust, said, "One of the key concerns for microentrepreneurs is access to timely and adequate credit. While fintech firms and NBFCs process loans in a few days, banks still take 2-3 months, causing delays."
On Saturday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a pre-Budget meeting with various farmer associations and leading agricultural economists to gather their inputs and suggestions for the upcoming Budget.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has requested the central government to withdraw the Goods and Service Tax (GST) on life insurance and health insurance premiums, as she termed taxation on such items "anti-people".
The sale of platform tickets and services such as retiring rooms, waiting rooms, cloakroom facilities, and battery-operated car services are now exempt from GST.
Sharing an instance of him writing to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, seeking a GST exemption for certain life-saving drugs required by a cancer patient, Tharoor thanked the former for granting his request.
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a batch of petitions by various private tour operators seeking GST exemption for Hajj and Umrah services offered by them to pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia.
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Saturday wrote a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman requesting to grant exemption in Goods and Services Tax (GST) for healthcare services.
New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): BJP MP Sushil Modi on Tuesday gave a zero-hour notice in Rajya Sabha to demand central GST exemption on the movie 'The Kashmir Files'.
Lahore [Pakistan], January 30 (ANI): Farmers have decided to protest against the Pakistan government in Multan city of Punjab province on February 14, over its recent move of revoking GST exemption from agriculture.
New Delhi [India], May 7 (AN): The Delhi High Court on Friday appointed senior counsel Arvind Datar, as Amicus Curiae, to assist the Court on plea seeking exemption on imposition of IGST on the import of Oxygen Generators as gift for personal use.
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct 17 (ANI): Scores of weavers gathered here on Thursday to protest against the existing Goods and Tax Services (GST) in the handloom sector.