Gst Debate

The finance ministry has begun looking into the characteristics of cryptos, their usage and legal framework before the GST Council draws up a comprehensive indirect tax regime for crypto assets.

First two weeks of Monsoon Session have been badly affected as Opposition kept demanding debate on inflation by suspending all other business

Lok Sabha was adjourned twice - first till noon and later till 2 pm - while the Rajya Sabha resumed at 12 pm as Opposition parties scaled attack at the Centre over rising prices, GST on daily essentials and the misuse of central agencies.

Will paneer butter masala become costlier with the government raising Goods and Services Tax (GST) on some essential items? Congress MP Shashi Tharoor tucked in to the debate with his latest jibe against the Centre's move with a meme.

Pizza was among the top trends on Indian Twitter, and the reason was that pizza toppings were said to attract a higher GST at 18%.

The ordinary or any parotta served by restaurant for eating there or for takeaway would be taxed at a GST rate of 5 per cent just like the plain roti, government sources said a day after social media users debated the government's move to put frozen parotta on a higher bracket than roti under the goods and services tax or GST.

The government's move to put parotta on a higher bracket than roti under the goods and services tax or GST has angered people on social media, who pointed out that both are similarly prepared flat breads and a staple of most Indian meals.

An intense debate raged between senior BJP and Congress leaders after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley shot down Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's idea of a single-slab Goods and Services Tax (GST) as "stupid".

A bill that would replace an ordinance through which tax rates on various motor vehicles were hiked to a maximum of 25 per cent under the Goods and Services Tax or GST, will come up for consideration in the Lok Sabha today.

Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar has hit back at BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao over his remarks that most Indian film stars have "very low IQ and very low general knowledge".

Fears about the GST roll-out ran high. Too high, as it turned out. It helped that the plan was not a shock: Successive administrations had debated the idea for years. The government also adjusted the rules to appease various constituencies, and gave businesses a two-month cushion to comply.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hoped the "growing stronger together" spirit of GST will bring enthusiasm to Parliament proceedings and that political parties will engage in high standard of debate and provide value addition during the Monsoon session.

Stormy debates on cow vigilantism, farmers' protests, the Kashmir unrest, corruption charges against opposition leaders and India's stand-off with China are expected to dominate the discourse of the Parliament in the Monsoon Session that begins today. The Lok Sabha as well as the Rajya Sabha will be adjourned today due to the death of sitting membe...

The Congress party today said differences with China over Kashmir were a new focal point, and the party will seek a debate in parliament on the issue. The Congress said it stands with the government on matters of territorial integrity and national security

Moving ahead with its plans for a July 1 rollout of the landmark tax reform - a national Goods and Services Tax or GST - Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that the four main rates or slabs of the new tax are necessary. All the four bills supporting the GST have been passed in parliament.

The finance ministry has begun looking into the characteristics of cryptos, their usage and legal framework before the GST Council draws up a comprehensive indirect tax regime for crypto assets.

First two weeks of Monsoon Session have been badly affected as Opposition kept demanding debate on inflation by suspending all other business

Lok Sabha was adjourned twice - first till noon and later till 2 pm - while the Rajya Sabha resumed at 12 pm as Opposition parties scaled attack at the Centre over rising prices, GST on daily essentials and the misuse of central agencies.

Will paneer butter masala become costlier with the government raising Goods and Services Tax (GST) on some essential items? Congress MP Shashi Tharoor tucked in to the debate with his latest jibe against the Centre's move with a meme.

Pizza was among the top trends on Indian Twitter, and the reason was that pizza toppings were said to attract a higher GST at 18%.

The ordinary or any parotta served by restaurant for eating there or for takeaway would be taxed at a GST rate of 5 per cent just like the plain roti, government sources said a day after social media users debated the government's move to put frozen parotta on a higher bracket than roti under the goods and services tax or GST.

The government's move to put parotta on a higher bracket than roti under the goods and services tax or GST has angered people on social media, who pointed out that both are similarly prepared flat breads and a staple of most Indian meals.

An intense debate raged between senior BJP and Congress leaders after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley shot down Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's idea of a single-slab Goods and Services Tax (GST) as "stupid".

A bill that would replace an ordinance through which tax rates on various motor vehicles were hiked to a maximum of 25 per cent under the Goods and Services Tax or GST, will come up for consideration in the Lok Sabha today.

Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar has hit back at BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao over his remarks that most Indian film stars have "very low IQ and very low general knowledge".

Fears about the GST roll-out ran high. Too high, as it turned out. It helped that the plan was not a shock: Successive administrations had debated the idea for years. The government also adjusted the rules to appease various constituencies, and gave businesses a two-month cushion to comply.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hoped the "growing stronger together" spirit of GST will bring enthusiasm to Parliament proceedings and that political parties will engage in high standard of debate and provide value addition during the Monsoon session.

Stormy debates on cow vigilantism, farmers' protests, the Kashmir unrest, corruption charges against opposition leaders and India's stand-off with China are expected to dominate the discourse of the Parliament in the Monsoon Session that begins today. The Lok Sabha as well as the Rajya Sabha will be adjourned today due to the death of sitting membe...

The Congress party today said differences with China over Kashmir were a new focal point, and the party will seek a debate in parliament on the issue. The Congress said it stands with the government on matters of territorial integrity and national security

Moving ahead with its plans for a July 1 rollout of the landmark tax reform - a national Goods and Services Tax or GST - Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that the four main rates or slabs of the new tax are necessary. All the four bills supporting the GST have been passed in parliament.