Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday appealed to the central government to withdraw the increased goods and services tax (GST), stating that people want relief from high inflation. The Delhi chief minister said that the Central government has imposed GST on curd, lassi, wheat, rice and other food items, adding that “the British used to do the same."
Read MoreAmid rising inflation in the country, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) has called for ‘affordable’ essentials for the people and said that a serious thought upon the link between inflation and food prices needs to be given.
Read MoreOfficers of CGST Mumbai South Commissionerate have busted a fake GST invoice racket, which was used to pass on fake GST Input Tax Credit (ITC) of around Rs. 22 crore on bogus invoices of Rs 185 Crores. The Commissionerate has arrested two persons involved in the tax evasion racket. One of them, is the proprietor of Aditya Enterprises, a Walkasehwar based firm, had lent his identity for creation and use of this firm, in lieu of monetary benefits. The second person is his friend who used to operate this firm for receiving and issuing fake GST invoices.
Read MoreIndia’s online gaming companies are worried that applying the actionable claims clause in the Goods and Services Tax Act (GST Act) on the industry will significantly raise its tax burden and cripple some of the smaller players, dealing a setback for the entire industry.
Read MoreThere’s popular joke doing the rounds on social media which goes like this—GST on paneer: 5%. GST on butter: 12%. GST on masala: 5%. Now calculate the GST on Paneer Butter Masala!
Read MoreRevenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj told ET that the tax revenue growth was robust and the government should be able to meet its fiscal deficit target. He also talked about capital gains tax, duty on glod and more.
Read MoreImportant letter sent to Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman requesting clarification on GST on prepackaged and labelled goods and also to defer the implementation of clauses in Notification No. 6/2022 and 07/2022-CGST (R) dated 13.07.2022 pertaining to prepackaged and labelled goods.
Read MoreCAIT has demanded that the 5 percent GST tax on unbranded food grains and other items should be withdrawn immediately and for this purpose GST Council should call an emergency meeting. In this regard CAIT has written letter to Finance Ministers of all the states.
Read MoreSource: https://www.livemint.com/economy/india-set-on-capex-path-despite-deficit-worries-11658426873118.html
The fiscal deficit may be a “little worse" in absolute terms than estimated in the budget because of the government’s rising expenditure bill—the result of the rupee’s slide, high global commodity prices, and tax cuts—finance secretary T.V. Somanathan said.
Read MoreA writ petition challenging the levy of GST on equipments for differently-abled persons was mentioned before the Supreme Court today.
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