Sep 26, 2018, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modihas approved increasing of Government ownership in Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) and change in the existing structure with transitional plan as per following:
Rahul Gandhi links unemployment, demonetisation, GST to lynchings in India
Aug 23, 2018, at 11:30 am
Hamburg, Aug 23 (IBNS): Addressing a gathering at the Bucerius Summer School in the Germany city of Hamburg, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said it is the joblessness that is leading to several incidents of lynchings in India.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik praises Modi government for scrapping tax on sanitary pads
Jul 22, 2018, at 06:34 pm
Bhubaneswar, July 22 (IBNS): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday praised the Centre over scrapping tax on sanitary pads.
GST rates slashed with eye on upcoming polls: Chidambaram
Jul 22, 2018, at 06:11 pm
New Delhi, July 22 (IBNS): Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday attacked the Centre and said it slashed the GST rates on certain items by keeping the upcoming Assembly polls in mind.
Government exempts sanitary napkins, rakhi from GST
Jul 21, 2018, at 09:08 pm
New Delhi, July 21 (IBNS): Responding to the protests of women groups and consumer activists, the central government on Saturday announced an exemption of sanitary napkins from the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Rakhi is also exempted from the GST.
GST made India a more tax-compliant society: Kovind
Jul 01, 2018, at 03:18 pm
New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind while inaugurating the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in New Delhi on Sunday said the Goods and Service Tax (GST) implementation has made the Indian society more tax-compliant.
May 05, 2018, at 12:44 am
New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS): GST Council on Friday in its 27th meeting approved principles for filing of new return design based on the recommendations of the Group of Ministers on IT simplification.
GST collection up to March 26 at Rs 85,174 crore: Centre
Mar 28, 2018, at 12:46 am
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): GST collection has dropped marginally for the second straight month to Rs 85,174 crore in February, officials said on Wednesday.
Farewell 2017: That Was The Year That Was
Jan 01, 2018, at 02:16 am
As we bid adieu to the eventful 2017 and welcome with new hope 2018, IBNS correspondent Supriyo Hazra looks back to track some of the major events which made it to the headlines during the year
None of the objectives of demonetisation have been met: Manmohan Singh
Dec 03, 2017, at 12:40 am
Surat, Dec 2 (IBNS): Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the objectives of demonetisation have not been met by the government and the move has converted black money to white.
Arun Jaitley slams Rahul Gandhi over his 'GST concept'
Dec 02, 2017, at 01:31 am
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday attacked Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi over his single GST issue.
GST reshaping FMCG logistics into modern business, says study
Nov 28, 2017, at 10:53 pm
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS): Trade and industry may have faced teething troubles from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) but the entire business landscape of FMCG (fast moving consumer goods), retail and logistics is going to be transforming into modern and efficient model with introduction of uniform tax regime, says a joint study by ASSOCHAM-MRSS India.
GST collection is more than Rs. 83000 crore till Nov 27: Ministry of Finance
Nov 28, 2017, at 01:32 am
Mumbai, Nov 27 (IBNS): The Indian government on Monday said its Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection till Nov 27 totalled Rs 83,346 crore.
India does not need a Gabbar Singh Tax: Rahul Gandhi
Nov 11, 2017, at 10:11 pm
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS): Calling the GST as 'Gabbar Singh Tax', Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday on Saturday said India will not need it.
Structural change in GST needed : Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat
Nov 11, 2017, at 08:31 pm
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday that the Central government needs to bring about structural change in the Goods and Services Tax (GST), media reports said.
Congress vindicated by GST rate cuts: P Chidambaram
Nov 11, 2017, at 05:12 am
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS): Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said the Congress party was left ' vindicated' following the Centre's move of making changes in GST rates.
Recommendations of GST Council will further benefit citizens: Modi
Nov 11, 2017, at 03:36 am
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the recommendations of the GST Council will further benefit Indians.
Won't allow BJP to impose Gabbar Singh Tax: Rahul Gandhi
Nov 11, 2017, at 02:07 am
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS): Calling GST as Gabbar Singh Tax, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said his party will not allow the ruling BJP to impose the tax system on India.
Filing of GST returns given time limit till Mar 31
Nov 11, 2017, at 01:44 am
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS): Filing of GST returns has been given a time limit till Mar 31, the government said on Friday.
GST is Great Selfish Tax: Mamata Banerjee
Nov 06, 2017, at 09:23 pm
Kolkata, Nov 6 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday called the 'GST' as 'Great Selfish Tax' and said it has been introduced by the Centre to harass people.
GST snatching away the poor's money, country weeps over Modi's mistakes : Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat
Nov 01, 2017, at 07:25 pm
Bharuch, Gujarat, Nov 1 (IBNS) : Slamming the BJP-led Government at the Centre for its policies, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the Goods and Services Tax is robbing the poor people of their hard-earned money and the country is "weeping" over Narendra Modi's mistakes.
Rahul Gandhi calls note ban move of Centre as 'disaster'
Oct 30, 2017, at 09:48 pm
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday called the Centre's decision to ban old Rs. 500 and Rs. 2000 currency notes last year as a 'disaster'.
Rahul Gandhi chairs Congress meeting, to discuss on GST
Oct 30, 2017, at 05:42 pm
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is chairing a key meeting of his party and is also expected to discuss on Goods and Services Tax (GST) later in the day, media reports said.
Demonetisation, GST led Indian economy to ICU: Rahul Gandhi
Oct 26, 2017, at 05:17 pm
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IBNS): Taking a dig at Union finance minister Arun Jaitley once again, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the two biggest steps taken by the Modi government recently, demonetisation and Goods and Services Tax (GST), led the Indian economy to a critical condition.
GST collections touch Rs 92,150 crore in September: Govt
Oct 24, 2017, at 11:35 pm
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS): The government on Tuesday announced that Rs 92,150 crore were collected as Goods and Services Tax (GST) for the month of September.
Arun Jaitley slams Rahul Gandhi over his Gabbar Singh Tax remark
Oct 24, 2017, at 11:13 pm
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday attacked Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi over his remark on GST and said only those who were used to scams will have problems with legitimate tax.
Rahul Gandhi compares Congress' Genuine Simple Tax to Modi's Gabbar Singh Tax
Oct 24, 2017, at 06:10 pm
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has once again took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the Congress' GST means "Genuine Simple Tax" while the one launched by the PM this year is "Gabbar Singh Tax".
Rahul Gandhi calls GST as 'Gabbar Singh Tax', BJP names Congress as 'Dramebaaz party number one'
Oct 24, 2017, at 12:10 am
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IBNS): As polling season is coming closer, the BJP and the Congress top leaders were busy attacking each other with Rahul Gandhi even calling the GST, the acronym for the national sales tax, as "Gabbar Singh Tax".
Modi government has changed scale of thinking: Amit Shah
Sep 10, 2017, at 12:12 am
New Delhi, Sept 9 (IBNS): BJP president Amit Shahon Saturday said that the most significant contribution of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi- led government is that it has transformed the “scale of thinkingâ€.
Sweet shops across West Bengal go on strike to protest against GST
Aug 22, 2017, at 04:49 am
Kolkata, Aug 21 (IBNS): Over 2 lakh sweet shops across West Bengal observed a day-long shut down on Monday to protest against Central government's decision of imposing Goods and Service Tax (GST) on sweet items.