GST Bill

Currently, GST on beverages, cigarettes, tobacco and related products are 28 per centNew Delhi: The GoM on GST rate rationalisation on Monday decided to hike tax on sin goods like aerated beverages, cigarettes, tobacco and related products to 35...

AMRG & Associates senior partner Rajat Mohan, said the ruling emphasised that the product's major ingredient is sugar, not milk solids, making it a processed food preparation rather than a dairy-based product.New Delhi: Softy ice cream mix in vanilla...

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be implemented from July 1 as all states have agreed on the implementation date, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said on Tuesday. "GST should be implemented by July 1. All states have agreed...

As a landmark year for the country - and the real estate industry - draws to a close, it’s time to analyze what happened in 2016 and what to expect in 2017. For the real estate industry, 2016 saw...

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd., the premier Indian software product company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to demystify, educate and train the retail community for the roll...

Walmart on Thursday welcomed the four-tier tax structure for GST, but aerated drink makers like PepsiCo and Coca Cola were guarded in their response, saying they will wait for the details to emerge. The GST council has approved a four-tier...

Conceding to stakeholders' demands, the Goods and Services Tax Council on Thursday arrived at a consensus of four bands of tax between 5 per cent and 28 per cent, while agreeing to compensate states for losses on account of...

Ahead of the two-day Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meet that is scheduled to begin here on Thursday, industry body CII suggested that the rate of 18 per cent should be applied to most of the goods and...

Arguing against the levy of cess, Assocham has written to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to hike the proposed Goods and Services Tax by 1-2 per cent to compensate states for revenue loss under the GST system. "The idea of levying...

The Retailers Association of India met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley here on Thursday to emphasise that the GST rate should be close to the current effective rate of taxation. "The delegation emphasised the need to transition to Goods and Services...