NEW DELHI : Producers of pan masala, certain tobacco types for smoking, and smoking mixtures for pipes and cigarettes will be required to report their production capacity starting 15 May, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) said in an order issued on Wednesday.
Read MoreUnited Breweries Ltd (UBL) announced on Friday, April 5, that it had received a tax demand of over ₹263.70 crore, including interest and penalty from the Maharashtra State Goods & Service Tax (GST) Department.
Read MoreThe government-owned State Bank of India (SBI) received ₹10.68 crore from the Ministry of Finance for sale and redemption of the electoral bonds, a report said on Friday.
According to a report by The Indian Express, based on a Right to Information (RTI) application, the bank raised vouchers for commission for its bank charges and transaction fees, along with 18 per cent goods and services tax (GST), for the electoral bonds.
NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court has consolidated multiple pleas challenging the 28% GST on online gaming companies, ordering the transfer of 27 writ petitions to be heard together.
Read MoreEvery Friday, Plain Facts publishes a compilation of data-based insights, complete with easy-to-read charts, to help you delve deeper into the stories reported by Mint in the week gone by. The growth in goods and services tax (GST) collections moderated in 2023-24 after the post-pandemic surge. Just a few weeks before the Lok Sabha elections, prices of commercial LPG cylinders have been slashed.
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GST revenue buoyancy should close the chapter of a shortfall cess and prompt reforms aimed at tax simplification. For GST to fulfil its basic promise, start by reducing rate slabs.
Source: https://taxguru.in/goods-and-service-tax/trends-growth-gst-collection.html
The financial year 2023-24 has ended on a high note, from GST view point. GST collection has once again been robust in March, 2024. GST collection is second highest monthly Gross GST Revenue collection in March, 2024 at Rs. 1.78 lakh crore which records 11.5% y-o-y growth (18.4% on net basis). FY 2023-24 marks a milestone with total gross GST collection of Rs. 20.14 lakh crore exceeding Rs.20 lakh crore, a 11.7% increase compared to the previous year. The average monthly collection for fiscal year 2023-24 stands at Rs.1.68 lakh crore, surpassing the previous year’s average of Rs.1.5 lakh crore. GST revenue net of refunds as of March, 2024 for the current fiscal year is Rs.18.01 lakh crore which is a growth of 13.4% over same period last year.
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India should rethink GST policy in support of hybrid vehicles as a pathway to exhaust-free roads. It could smoothen the transition while infrastructure for EVs takes time to emerge.
Summary
For 2023-24, India’s GST revenue crossed ₹20 trillion. If its weak mop-ups are firmly in the past, at long last, we must go for slab and rate reforms.
Mumbai: WinZO Games, a homegrown, vernacular, social-gaming startup with more than 175 million users, has posted an operating profit of ₹120 crore in FY23, after positing a ₹120 crore loss in FY22, according to financials submitted to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
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