Govt doesn't buy restaurants' input tax excuse and has swing into action and looking into profiteering complaints on social media against prominent restaurant and franchise chains.
A panel will draft direct tax legislation, keeping in mind the system in other countries, international best practices and economic needs of the country
A lot rides on this new vehicle for Renault, the seventh largest player in domestic passenger vehicle market, as its brand new SUV takes on Maruti Suzuki Brezza, Hyundai Creta and Ford EcoSport.
'At the end of the day, we want to see maximum items out and only few items remaining in the 28 per cent slab.'
Rahul Gandhi, who is scheduled to again visit poll-bound Gujarat from Saturday, said the government can't break the back of small and medium businesses, crush the informal sector and destroy millions of jobs.
'Significant reductions in the compliance obligations mean businesses earlier struggling to comply will now have enough time to prepare and comply within the extended timelines.'
The GST Council's agenda includes trimming the number of items in the 28 per cent slab by 75 per cent, easier compliance for assessees and small taxpayers, and a presentation on bringing real estate under GST.
'There is something fundamentally wrong with the GST -- whether be it the rates, compliance, or the GST Network itself.'
Firms are offering employees flexi hours; demand for air purifiers, masks have skyrocketed.
Only luxury and 'sin' items could be left in highest slab. 12 and 18 per cent slabs could be merged in the future
India worked in close partnership with the World Bank to improve its position, says NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.
'The full effects of the government initiatives will have to work their way through, whether in infrastructure or in the banking sector.'
Why should India buy olives from Europe when it could do so from the world's largest producers?
Most of the engines used by Suzuki's two-wheelers in India are manufactured by Maruti at its Manesar plant.
Beside flying squads from RTOs at different points on highways, challans are imposed without any reason. The situation is especially difficult in states like Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh.
Inter-state supply may come under GST composition
Tax experts are nudging the authorities to figure out why so many assessees are not filing their returns.
Deadline ends, after two extensions and only 70% file detailed return for July
Royal Enfield sees its scale and dominant market share as adequate buffers against Bajaj's recent challenges, says Ajay Modi.
Gujarat, Telangana to roll out policies to encourage manufacturing