18% GST (Tax) On House Rent: See Who Will Pay

Earlier, only commercial properties like offices or retail spaces given on rent or lease attracted GST.

As Congress is holding nationwide protests against the central government over the issues of inflation, price rise, Goods and Services Tax (GST) and unemployment, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday hit out at the top brass of the grand old party.

The Congress today will hold a protest against rising prices, unemployment and GST rate hike. In Delhi, the party leaders will march to the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

The Delhi Police issued an advisory saying the traffic movement will be affected in parts of Lutyens' Delhi on Friday as the Congress is all set to stage a mass protest against price rise, unemployment and GST hike.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived in New Delhi on Thursday on a four-day visit and is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday to discuss multiple issues, including GST dues for her state.

Rajya Sabha member and Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha on Thursday met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to demand a rollback of GST imposed on hotel accommodation.

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Dr Palanivel Thiaga Rajan has refuted Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's claim that state governments did not oppose the Centre's levy of 5 per cent GST on branded food products including curd and lassi.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Rajya Sabha said there is no GST on withdrawal of cash from banks.

GST registered businesses with annual turnover of Rs 10 crore or more will have to generate e-invoices for B2B transactions from October 1, the finance ministry said.

The Congress has planned a mass protest against price rise, unemployment and the GST hike on essential items on August 5, wherein it will take out a march to the Rashtrapati Bhawan and gherao the prime minister's residence.

Goods and Services Tax collection for the month of July was recorded at Rs 1,48,995 crore, which is 28 per cent higher as compared to the same month last year. This is the second highest revenue since the introduction of the GST in 2017.

First two weeks of Monsoon Session have been badly affected as Opposition kept demanding debate on inflation by suspending all other business

Government has given indications that a discussion on price rise may be taken up next week in Parliament, sources in the opposition parties claimed on Wednesday.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi dubbing him as a 'king' who has got 57 MPs arrested and 23 MPs suspended for asking questions on unemployment and inflation.