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‘A cost burden’: Hotel body flags cuts in GST rates, calls for ITC restoration
September 28, 2025 4:07 am
Jaiswal highlighted that 90 per cent of India’s hotels operate below a room tariff of ?7,500, and are now subject to a GST at 5% without Input Tax Credit (ITC).
What new GST rate doesn't get: Bidis aren't a 'merit' good
September 16, 2025 6:38 pm
Scientific evidence confirms that bidis are as harmful as—and often more harmful than—cigarettes. Keeping bidis cheaply available under the guise of being 'progressive' entrenches inequity by amplifying health and economic losses among the poor
GST rate for mobiles hiked to 18%, next meet to focus on compensation payout
March 15, 2020 1:01 am
The impact of COVID-19 on the economy was also discussed in the meeting, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, adding the government is trying to assess the economic impact of the outbreak and is in talks with the industrial and the services sectors.
Amit Mitra writes to FM: Not right time to hike GST rates
March 14, 2020 2:04 am
Rate hikes for several items including textiles, footwear, fertilisers, mobile phones, tractors and renewable-energy devices have been recommended by a fi-tment committee under the Council. Inverted duty structure denotes prevalence of higher taxes on inputs than on finished items.
GST Council flooded with requests to slash tax rates
August 14, 2017 10:01 pm
India moved to a GST regime on July 1 after the Council fixed over 1,200 products in four tax slabs of 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent. However, some are not happy with the brackets and have sought changes, sources said.
Tamil Nadu: Complaint cell formed to keep a tab on overcharging of GST
July 03, 2017 6:18 pm
"If anybody charges levies beyond GST, stern action will be taken against them," Finance Minister D Jayakumar told. He said action will also be taken if additional rates were charged for commodities exempted from the GST.
Dispute redressal system: ‘Forward movement’ in talks between govt, Cong
December 05, 2015 1:09 am
Congress sources said that the party can consider proposals from the government on the dispute redressal mechanism.
GST threshold at '10 lakh, lower rates for turnover up to '50 lakh
May 09, 2015 1:31 am
5 lakh limit possible for Northeast states; concessions not applicable for inter-state transactions.
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