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SP on Bachchan row: Our pain is more than Congress
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Taking a dig at the Congress for opposing Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan for promoting the Goods and Services Tax (GST) campaign, the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Thursday said its pain is more than the Congress as the superstar's wife represents the p
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Snack Food Association demands five Percent GST rate instead of 12 Percent
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI-BusinessWire India): The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council had announced 12 percent tax rate for Indian traditional Namkeen, Savories, Farsan, Potato Chips, Banana Chips and so on. This rate should be reduced to 5 percent to maintain uniformity with the GST
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Don't promote BJP's stupid act of GST: Nirupam to Big B
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21(ANI): The Congress Party on Wednesday cornered veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan for advertising the NDA Government's Goods and Services Tax (GST), saying the latter should not promote the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) 'stupid act'.
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India will set an example for the world with GST: PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India] June 20, (ANI): Thanking all political factions for extending their support to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday stressed that India would set an example following its implementation.
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Cabinet Secretary P.K. Sinha reviews GST preparedness
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): The Cabinet Secretary P.K. Sinha on Tuesday reviewed the overall preparedness for the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) from July 1.
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Amazon, ClearTax partner to enable sellers get GST ready
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Amazon.in today announced its partnership with ClearTax to launch ClearTax Biz and ClearTax Biz+ that aims to help sellers on its marketplace file and reconcile their tax returns conveniently in accordance with the upcoming GST rollout.
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GST to be rolled at midnight June 30: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be rolled out from midnight of June 30 in the presence of several dignitaries including President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President M.Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Narendra
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ASSOCHAM says roads, railways should be exempted from GST
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], June 20 (ANI): In view of the long gestation period and showing negative returns, industry body ASSOCHAM has suggested that infrastructure and transportation such as road and railway sectors should continue to be exempted under Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.
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GST will be rolled out on July 1, asserts Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be rolled from July 1, amid concerns raised by business industries citing unpreparedness to comply with the provisions of the new indirect tax regime.
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GST Council sets tax rates for lotteries, hotels
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): The Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council on Sunday decided to tax state-run lotteries and state authorised lotteries at 12 and 18 percent respectively, and to tax 28 percent in hotels starting from Rs 7,500 and 18 percent below Rs. 7,500.
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Delay in GST setback for nation: Swamy explains his tweet
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 18 (ANI): Explaining his tweet demanding for the dismissal of Goods and Services Tax-Network (GSTN) chairman Navin Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Sunday said that delaying the GST was a major setback for India.
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Swamy demands dismissal of GSTN chairman
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Sunday demanded the Union Government to nationalise the Goods and Services Tax-Network (GSTN), adding its chairman Navin Kumar should be sacked for being unable to roll out the regime by July 1.
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