Govt spent Rs 132.38 cr on GST advertisements
New Delhi: The government spent Rs 132.38 crore on advertisements for GST, an agency under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has said in reply to an RTI query. The government had also roped in Bollywood More...
RTI applicant in MP asked to pay GST for information
Bhopal: An RTI applicant has been asked to pay the Goods and Services Tax (GST) for getting information from the Madhya Pradesh Housing and Infrastructure Development Board here under the transparency law. “It More...
GST collections fall to Rs 93,960 cr in Aug
New Delhi: GST collections declined to Rs 93,960 crore in August the lowest monthly mop up so far this fiscal as consumers deferred purchase of goods to avail the benefits of cut in tax rate, the Finance Ministry More...
Rupee suffering from ‘low fever’, says Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today mocked the Centre over rupee’s record-breaking slide, saying the Indian currency was suffering from “low fever”. Describing the economic More...
Note ban, GST hit household savings rate, decline may pose challenge for economy: Report
Mumbai: If the steep decline in the household savings rate — which has fallen to 16.3 per cent from 23.6 per cent between fiscals 2012 and 2017 — continues, it may pose a serious challenge to overall More...
Will unfurl tricolour in space by 2022: PM Modi
New Delhi: Addressing the nation on the 72nd Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that by the year 2022 India will unfurl the tri-colour in space. The year 2022 will mark India’s 75th Independence More...
Piyush Goyal to chair 29th GST council meet tomorrow
New Delhi: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal will chair the 29th Goods and Services Tax (GST) council meeting tomorrow at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Finance Minister Piyush Goyal will chair the 29th GST council meeting More...
Cabinet clears amendments to GST laws
New Delhi: The Cabinet today approved GST laws amendments which included hiking threshold limit for availing composition scheme dealers to Rs 1.5 crore, among other things. The government will now table amendments More...
Indian consumer sentiment hit record high in July: Report
New Delhi: Consumer sentiment in India rose to a new record high in July as respondents were bullish about future prospects for both business conditions and household finances, says a report. The rise in confidence More...
Need for relook at payments norms to keep pace with tech changes: Niti Aayog
New Delhi: There is a need for relook at Payment and Settlement Systems Act as technology is changing at a very fast pace compared to legislation, Principal Adviser to Niti Aayog Ratan P Watal said today. “There More...
