Susan Levy

The landmark national services tax which is to be introduced in July has still not got the approval of the Shiv Sena, a key member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coalition government. The Goods and Services Tax or GST, which replaces a jumble of levies, often varying from one state to another, has been made law by parliament.

After an eight-hour debate, the Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed four GST or Goods and Services Tax-related bills putting the government on course for the launch on July 1 of the country's biggest tax reform since Independence. GST will subsume a slew of indirect taxes levied by the Centre and states, transforming India into a single market. The bills...

India's most important tax reform in decades will roll out in July and not April as planned because of unresolved disputes between the centre and states over taxation powers, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today. The National Goods and Services Tax or GST replaces a jumble of complicated levies which make business tough for manufacturers and cr...

An influential US health panel said on Monday it needs more evidence to support universal screening for autism in young children who show no developmental problems, in a departure from recommendations issued by other medical groups.

The landmark national services tax which is to be introduced in July has still not got the approval of the Shiv Sena, a key member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coalition government. The Goods and Services Tax or GST, which replaces a jumble of levies, often varying from one state to another, has been made law by parliament.

After an eight-hour debate, the Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed four GST or Goods and Services Tax-related bills putting the government on course for the launch on July 1 of the country's biggest tax reform since Independence. GST will subsume a slew of indirect taxes levied by the Centre and states, transforming India into a single market. The bills...

India's most important tax reform in decades will roll out in July and not April as planned because of unresolved disputes between the centre and states over taxation powers, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today. The National Goods and Services Tax or GST replaces a jumble of complicated levies which make business tough for manufacturers and cr...

An influential US health panel said on Monday it needs more evidence to support universal screening for autism in young children who show no developmental problems, in a departure from recommendations issued by other medical groups.