- 10 Dec 2025 05:40 PM
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Retail inflation likely inched up to 0.8% in November: Mint poll
India’s retail inflation likely inched up to 0.8% in November from a record low of 0.25% in October, largely driven by fading base effects, a Mint poll of 20 economists showed. While inflation is expected to have bottomed-out in October, prices pressures are expected to remain weak both in foods (due to a good monsoon and harvest) and non-foods (due to GST cuts and possibly weak demand).
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- 10 Dec 2025 06:23 PM
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Empanelment of CAs/Cost Accountants for Special GST Audit
Source: https://taxguru.in/goods-and-service-tax/empanelment-cas-cost-accountants-special-gst-audit.html
The CGST & Central Excise Bhiwandi Commissionerate has invited online Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from Chartered Accountants, CA firms, Cost Accountants and Cost Accountant firms for empanelment to conduct Special Audits under Section 66 of the CGST Act, 2017.
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- 10 Dec 2025 05:37 PM
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Are you adequately insured? Why most families don’t have enough cover until it’s too late
A term insurance plan offers more than a sense of security, it creates a financial cushion that protects your family in case of your absence. With the recent goods and services tax (GST) rate overhaul making term insurance products 18% cheaper, many people focus on simply "having" a policy. Far fewer stop to assess whether their life cover is actually adequate for their family’s needs.
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- 10 Dec 2025 05:51 PM
Most GST Compensation Dues Cleared, Only Two States Pending: Govt
Source: https://taxguru.in/goods-and-service-tax/gst-compensation-dues-cleared-states-pending-govt.html
The Minister of State for Finance clarified in Rajya Sabha on 2nd December 2025 that almost all GST compensation dues have been paid to States/UTs for FY 2017-18 to 2021-22, except Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur, pending submission of audited AG certificates.
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- 09 Dec 2025 06:34 PM
Are you adequately insured? Why most families don’t have enough cover until it’s too late
A term insurance plan offers more than a sense of security, it creates a financial cushion that protects your family in case of your absence. With the recent goods and services tax (GST) rate overhaul making term insurance products 18% cheaper, many people focus on simply "having" a policy. Far fewer stop to assess whether their life cover is actually adequate for their family’s needs.
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- 09 Dec 2025 06:29 PM
With such heavy supply, you can’t expect a runway market, says Axis Mutual Fund’s Ashish Gupta
India is in a better position, and 2026 appears to be an improvement over last year, according to Ashish Gupta, chief investment officer (CIO), Axis Mutual Fund. “But with such heavy supply, you can’t expect a runaway market," he said.
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- 08 Dec 2025 05:36 PM
FMCG input costs are moving in opposite directions—what it means for margins
NEW DELHI: Prices of key inputs for the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector are moving in opposite directions, creating a mixed margin outlook for companies such as Hindustan Unilever, Marico and Parle Products.
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- 06 Dec 2025 05:21 PM
Govt moves to nix any pan masala cess-dodging tactics
The government plans to implement capacity-based taxation on pan masala variants to combat tax evasion. The Health Security se National Security Cess Bill 2025 was approved, allowing quick inclusion of similar products, with proceeds aimed at funding public health and national defense initiatives.
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- 06 Dec 2025 05:27 PM
The week in charts: GDP puzzle, GST hit, FDI inflows, slowing industrial production
In this weekly Plain Facts compilation, we present to you data-based insights, with easy-to-read charts, to help you delve deeper into the stories reported by Mint in the week gone by.
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- 06 Dec 2025 05:32 PM
Customs duty simplification to be next major reform push, says Sitharaman
Sitharaman said the proposed reforms would be similar to the reforms and simplification in the Income Tax Act
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