New Delhi: While the upcoming interim budget is expected to have welfare schemes that benefit the common man, it should also invest in upgrading soft skills like languages, Maharashtra’s education minister Deepak Kesarkar, who represented the state in the latest GST council meet, told Mint. This, he believes, would empower the country's workforce to fully harness its demographic advantages, particularly in international contexts.
Read MoreThe Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) has sent four show cause notices for Goods and Services Tax (GST) dues amounting to ₹922.58 crore to Reliance General Insurance Company (RGIC), the crown jewel of Reliance Capital Ltd, reports said on October 8.
Read MoreThe clarification comes in the context of some of the states not being able to pass state GST law changes when the new tax regime for online money games kicked in from 1 October as had been decided by the Council, creating some confusion among the industry.
Read MoreNew Delhi: Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Saturday clarified on the taxability of personal and corporate guarantees, tweaked the norms for hiring members and President of GST appellate tribunal and allowed businesses to file appeals despite delays.
Read MoreThe GST Council on 7 October approved exemption of extra neutral alcohol (ENA) from GST when supplied for the manufacture of alcoholic liquors, CNBC-TV18 has reported. As per the report, both grain-based and molasses-based ENA will be exempted from GST.
Read MoreNew Delhi: The implementation of 28% goods and service tax (GST) on online gaming, horse racing and casinos will informally figure in discussions at Saturday’s GST Council meeting as the Centre is keen to see the new regime takes effect without hassles, said a person informed about Centre-state discussions.
Read MoreThe GST Council is scheduled to convene on Saturday to deliberate on the unresolved reform issues.
The 52nd meeting of the council will take place in the capital city, as announced in a social media post by the council. However, the post did not disclose the precise topics or agenda for the meeting.
New Delhi: Delhi's finance minister, Atishi, on Saturday warned that the recently proposed 28% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on online gaming firms could jeopardize the entire Indian startup sector, potentially leading to significant job losses and hampering foreign investments.
Read MoreThe Council, in its 52nd meeting on Saturday, decided to keep ENA out of GST ambit, in a relief to the liquor industry, a person informed about the discussions at the meeting said.
Read MoreThe 52nd Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting on Saturday, October 7, ceded the right to levy tax on extra neutral alcohol (ENA)-supplied for the manufacture of alcoholic liquors - to the states.
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