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GST on pre-packaged food items based on consensus
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The decision to impose 5 per cent goods and services tax (GST) on specified pre-packaged food items is based on the recommendation of the GST council, which has representation from both the Centre and the states, the government sources said.
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GST rate hike comes into effect; check which items will get costlier
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): The recommendations on Goods and Services Tax rates that were made during the 47th GST Council meeting held in June come into effect today.
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CPI(M) gives notice to suspend business in RS to discuss imposition of 5 p
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) floor leader in Rajya Sabha, Elamaram Kareem on Monday gave notice under rule 267 to suspend business and discuss the issue of price rise and imposition of 5 per cent GST on essential items.
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Pre-packaged rice, flour to get dearer as revised GST kicks in from today
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Consumers will now have to shell out more for rice, wheat and flour, among other items, if branded and packed in a unit container from Monday as the revised Goods and Services Tax comes into effect.
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GST rates on casinos, online gaming, horse racing to be finalised in Augus
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Chandigarh [India], June 29 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala SithaNirman on Wednesday said that the GST rates on online gaming, horse racing and casinos will be finalized in the 48th GST Council Meeting which will be held in first week of August in Madurai.
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GST rates hiked for LED lights, solar water heaters, tetra packs
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Chandigarh [India], June 29 (ANI): After the recommendations that were taken up in the two-day 47th GST Council meeting in Chandigarh on Wednesday, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) were hiked for numerous items including LED lamps, solar water heater and various job works, informed the offic
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Union Finance Minister chairs Day 2 of 47th GST Council meet in Chandigarh
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Chandigarh [India], June 29 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the second day of the two-day meeting of the 47th Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
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Centre denies reports of GST council planning to raise 5 pc tax slab to 8
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): The Central Government has categorically denied the media reports claiming that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is planning to raise a five per cent tax slab to eight per cent, said the government sources.
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Such tax regime would destroy country's indigenous textile sector: TDP lea
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], March 5 (ANI): TDP National General Secretary Nara Lokesh on Saturday wrote to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman and urged her to exempt the handloom sector from the GST regime.
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GST Council defers rate hike on textiles
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Friday decided to defer the tax rate hike on textiles from 5 per cent to 12 per cent. The new GST rate on textiles was scheduled to be implemented from January 1, 2022.
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Nirmala Sitharaman chairs 46th GST Council meeting in Delhi
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): The 46th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is being held in the national capital under the chairmanship of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Delhi Govt to demand rollback of proposed GST hike on textiles in GST Coun
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the Delhi Government will protest against the proposed tax hike on textiles.
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