India's FY24 gross borrowing could be less than expected: Economists
  • 25 Jan 2023 05:45 PM
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India's FY24 gross borrowing could be less than expected: Economists

Source: https://www.livemint.com/economy/indias-fy24-gross-borrowing-could-be-less-than-expected-economists-11674646849545.html

The government's gross borrowing is expected to be a record ₹16 trillion (about $196 billion) for the fiscal year through March 2024, according to economists

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India needs to use its fiscal armoury to fight inequality
  • 24 Jan 2023 05:38 PM
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India needs to use its fiscal armoury to fight inequality

Source: https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/india-needs-to-use-its-fiscal-armoury-to-fight-inequality-11674494822923.html

The Oxfam 2023 report Survival of the Richest has set the cat among the pigeons. There is outrage from predictable quarters that it maligns India because it exaggerates its poverty and inequality. The report is also sought to be discredited for its wrong methodology in estimating people’s tax burden. For instance, one finding in the report is that the bottom half of India’s income earners pay nearly two-thirds of the goods and services tax (GST). This is an indirect tax and inherently regressive because it pinches the poor more than the rich. That is because the GST paid depends on the price of the product and not on the income of the payer. Naturally, as a proportion of income, it hurts the poor more. But since the rich have higher consumption and buy more expensive goods, their share of the total GST collected should be disproportionately more.

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Swipe, tap or click: How digital payments power our GST intake
  • 24 Jan 2023 05:43 PM
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Swipe, tap or click: How digital payments power our GST intake

Source: https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/swipe-tap-or-click-how-digital-payments-power-our-gst-intake-11674496593737.html

The introduction of a goods and services tax (GST) a little over five years ago was undoubtedly the single-biggest reform of indirect taxes in India. Compliances have eased, logistics have improved, tax incidence has steadily declined, and revenue growth as well as buoyancy have shown marked improvement.

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Tax credits for charity spending by businesses may go
  • 24 Jan 2023 05:47 PM

Tax credits for charity spending by businesses may go

Source: https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/tax-credits-for-charity-spending-by-businesses-may-go-11674497300630.html

The government is likely to introduce amendments to Goods and Services Tax (GST) law through the Finance Bill, 2023, denying businesses credit for the taxes paid while procuring goods and services that they provide to the community under their corporate social responsibility (CSR) obligations.

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Record e-way bills in December point to robust GST receipts in January
  • 24 Jan 2023 05:50 PM

Record e-way bills in December point to robust GST receipts in January

Source: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/record-e-way-bills-in-december-point-to-robust-gst-receipts-in-january-11674497672622.html

Monthly generation of e-way bills or electronic permits required for shipment of goods within and across states has shot up to an all time high in December, suggesting that Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in January is likely to be robust

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How to resolve mushrooming GST disputes
  • 24 Jan 2023 05:56 PM

How to resolve mushrooming GST disputes

Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/gst/how-to-resolve-mushrooming-gst-disputes/articleshow/97269514.cms

Under GST, disputes arise from differences in tax paid by the assessees and the computation of tax liability by authorities.

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Uniform GST audits for easier compliance scrutiny on cards
  • 23 Jan 2023 06:09 PM

Uniform GST audits for easier compliance scrutiny on cards

Source: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/uniform-gst-audits-for-easier-compliance-scrutiny-on-cards-11674404275441.html

Departmental GST audits have in recent months picked up momentum after businesses were given time to adapt to the new indirect tax regime rolled out in 2017.

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How GST brought cheer to some states, not others
  • 23 Jan 2023 06:12 PM

How GST brought cheer to some states, not others

Source: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/how-gst-brought-cheer-to-some-states-not-others-11674410836967.html

New Delhi: The north-eastern states have been the biggest beneficiaries of the five-year-old goods and services tax (GST) regime, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) report on State Finances released earlier this week. Mint explains how some states gained but others didn’t.

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Budget 2023: 7 experts list what the auto sector expects from this year's budget
  • 23 Jan 2023 06:16 PM

Budget 2023: 7 experts list what the auto sector expects from this year's budget

Source: https://www.livemint.com/money/budget-2023-7-experts-list-what-the-auto-sector-expects-from-this-year-s-budget-11674462616919.html

Most analysts don't see major announcements in the space, however, they expect some PLI-like incentives, some relief in GST (especially for electric vehicles), and further smoothening in the manufacturing process.

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