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The GST Council's recommendation to exempt GST on accommodation services up to ₹20,000/month benefits the co-living industry, students, and corporat
The CII called for a review of trade ties with China due to the country's reliance on electronics components imports, posing a risk to domestic manufa
Ashima Goyal, an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee, emphasized the potential for India's economy to grow at 8% if the nominal repo rate
Shashanka Bhide, an external member of the rate-setting panel, suggests a real interest rate of 1.5% for India, closely tied to achieving the Monetary
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Saturday, in its first meeting after the new government took charge at the Centre, announced several measu
India is considering policy measures for senior care, including expanding healthcare access through Ayushman Bharat, revising pension under the Indira
The government directs public sector banks (PSBs) to blacklist underperforming service providers and collaborate to enhance efficiency. Finance minist
GST taxpayers can now amend Form GSTR-1 with Form GSTR-1A before tax payment, ensuring accurate GSTR-3B filing. Partners like Abhishek Jain from KPMG
India and Korea are progressing with talks to upgrade their existing free trade agreement (FTA), known as the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agree
"Let’s take a look at some key areas where reforms are needed, but could be impacted; a crucial area of reforms is that of land reforms, given the n
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that in the 53rd GST Council meeting on Saturday, there were 11 new ministers from Andhra Pradesh, Bihar,
India's e-commerce exports are set to receive a boost with the establishment of designated e-commerce hubs by DGFT and the Department of Revenue to st
The compensation cess was initially brought in for five years to make up the revenue shortfall of states, following the implementation of the Goods an
Jayanth Varma, who has expressed concerns about growth sacrifice due to restrictive monetary policy, voted for a 25-basis-point rate cut in the MPC's
In May this year, 458 infrastructure projects in India, each with an investment of Rs 150 crore or more, experienced a cost overrun totaling more than
"Our intent is to make GST assessees' life easier, simpler and less cumbersome... We are working towards less and less compliance," Union finance mini
States presented demands for higher special assistance, increased allocations for rural schemes, and support for housing programmes to Finance Ministe
The GST Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, empowered tax authorities to waive interest and penalties on past tax demands,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated the transfer of funds for PM-Kisan and approved housing assistance under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. In 'The Fu
Sitharaman mentioned the ongoing taxation of petrol and diesel through excise duty and VAT, urging states to collaborate in the GST Council to decide
