The proposal comes days after the regulator lowered the tariff slabs for gas transportation, thereby making compressed natural gas and city gas distribution prices cheaper.
New Delhi: In a bid to make natural gas cheaper and boost adoption, India’s gas regulator has proposed regulating the regasification charges for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and also bringing the fuel under the goods and services tax (GST), citing low utilization and weak financial viability at most terminals.
Central Bureau of Investigation arrested a Superintendent of CGST Audit-I, Mumbai, on 22 December 2025 for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹5 lakh from a private company director. The arrest followed a written complaint alleging that the officer, after conducting an audit on 26 November 2025, threatened to raise a fabricated tax demand of ₹98 lakh unless illegal gratification was paid.
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Source: https://taxguru.in/goods-and-service-tax/gst-mplads-works-cut-annual-fund-allocation.html
Summary: The Government informed Parliament that while transfers to MPLADS funds are outside the scope of GST, the utilisation of these funds for procuring goods and services attracts GST at applicable rates, which forms part of the project execution cost. It clarified that GST does not reduce the annual MPLADS entitlement of ₹5 crore per Member of Parliament, as tax components are factored into project cost estimates at the time of sanction.
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India’s GDP revision next year has been preceded by discussion papers published by the ministry of statistics. This should cue debates on what India can reasonably expect to measure—and acquaint casual datasceptics with our challenges.
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M&M Q3 results: Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) on Wednesday, December 24, announced that its board will meet in the second week of February to consider and approve the financial results for the third quarter of the financial year 2025-26 (FY26).
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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday lashed out at authorities for not exempting taxes on air purifiers, which it said have become a necessity amid the rising air pollution in Delhi.
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Despite a 17% jump in vehicle sales, dealer margins have shrivelled due to aggressive discounting and non-refundable tax credits, leading the industry to seek relief from the Supreme Court.
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The Delhi High Court has instructed the GST Council to hold a meeting as soon as possible to discuss lowering GST rates on air purifiers amid rising air pollution, PTI reported.
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Even as ₹1 candies continue to account for the bulk of sales, the candy giant is pushing higher-priced ₹5 and ₹10 products, expanded distribution and new launches to drive growth in India’s sweets market.
NEW DELHI: Perfetti Van Melle, the Amsterdam-headquartered candy maker behind Chupa Chups, Mentos, and Alpenliebe in India, is pushing consumers toward higher price points of ₹5 and ₹10, even as ₹1 candies continue to dominate the market. The shift is part of the company’s effort to balance its portfolio in a candy market still heavily skewed toward ultra-low-value purchases.
India’s 73 million MSMEs contribute 30% to the GDP and 45% to the overall exports. The proposed reforms, which follow a cut in GST rates in September this year, come at a time when small businesses have been hit by the steep US tariffs of 50%.
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