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GST single rate slab 'stupid' or not: Twitter war erupts between BJP, Cong
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Former finance minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday joined Congress President Rahul Gandhi in endorsing the idea of having a single rate in the Goods and Services Tax (GST), while criticising the BJP's initial idea of having 8 rates as 'stupid
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99% items to be kept under 18% or less GST slab, says PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday indicated that the 28 per cent slab of Goods and Services Tax (GST) will soon only be restricted to a few select items such as luxury items.
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Piyush Goyal dubs single GST slab proposal as `ridiculous`
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 10 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal disapproved the proposal for single Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate slab by describing it as a "ridiculous suggestion".
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Rahul Gandhi's single slab GST idea flawed: Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday quashed the idea of a single Goods and Services Tax (GST) slab being advocated by Congress president Rahul Gandhi and tagged it as "flawed."
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PM Modi arrives in India after his Sochi visit
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on late Tuesday midnight after wrapping up his one-day informal summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia's Sochi.
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Fix GST at 5 percent and rationalize stamp duty, land rates for affordable
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 29 (NewsVoir): PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday urged the GST Council to consider further reduction of GST at a slab of 5 percent from prevailing 8 percent for affordable housing, arguing that conformant of infrastructure status on affordable housing w
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Union Budget 2018: GST revision concerns retailers
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): As the day finally arrives for the Finance Minister to present the Union Budget, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has emerged as the main concern among retailers, who expect a relaxation in the tax slabs across various product categories.
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Budget '18: Tech sector hopes for reduction in tax slabs
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Finance minister Arun Jaitley will unveil Union Budget 2018-19 on Thursday. With investors expecting increased investment in key areas, such as e-commerce, healthcare, education, and agriculture; reduction in tax slabs, improvement of tech infrastructure,
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Industry captains hail significant GST rejig; say lower taxes will boost d
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 30 (ANI-NewsVoir): After the implementation of the recent reduction in GST rates on as many as 178 items, the markets across the country have started witnessing a noticeable uptick in consumer sentiments. The GST rate on these items has been brought down from 28 percen
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Finance Secretary Adhia, others for fewer GST slabs
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 25 (ANI): Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia on Saturday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) needs further simplification and suggested a reduction in the number of slabs if there is any scope to do so.
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CEA Subramanian hints at lesser slabs under GST
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 25 (ANI): Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian has hinted reduction in the number of tax slabs under the Goods and Services Tax (GST), with the merger of 12 percent and 18 percent tax slabs into one.
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Slab falls off Andheri railways ceiling, injures 2
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Andheri (Mumbai) [India], Nov 13(ANI): A portion of the ceiling at Andheri Railway station came crashing down and injured two members of a family.
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