Lok Sabha Adjourned Amid Opposition Protest Over Price Rise

Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned on Tuesday amid protests by opposition members over imposition of GST on some new items and on price rise issue.

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the government over the issues of price rise, hike in GST rates and depreciating value of Rupee.

The Congress is planning to attack the BJP-led central government over price rise and the GST issue.

The Opposition on Monday attacked the centre over imposing Goods and Services Tax (GST) on packaged food items such as milk and curd, saying it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "masterstroke" of making India miserable.

BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Monday criticised imposing GST on packaged food items such as milk, curd and rice, saying this will hurt people already struggling with "record-breaking unemployment".

The prices from oil to atta and across essentials have soared because of supply-driven shortages, and the new GST rates on these commodities will add to the already-stretched household budgets.

Starting today, a 5 per cent GST (goods and services tax) rate will be levied on packed and labelled food items such as cereals, pulses and flour weighing up to 25 kg, a detailed frequently asked questions (FAQs) compilation by the Union Finance Ministry stated. Unbranded food items ranging from cereals, pulses to curd, 'lassi' and puffed rice will now be taxed under ...

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday demanded that the Centre withdraw the Goods and Services Tax (GST) it has freshly imposed on pre-packed and labelled food items.

The recommendations on Goods and Services Tax rates that were made during the 47th GST Council meeting held in June come into effect today.

Single packages of unbranded pre-packed and labelled food items like cereals, pulses and flour weighing in excess of 25 kg are exempt from 5 per cent GST levy.

Customers will have to pay 5 per cent GST on pre-packed, labelled food items like atta, paneer and curd, besides hospital rooms with rent above Rs 5,000 from Monday with the GST Council's decision coming into force.

Punjab Police arrested four people including police personnel, for snatching Rs 35 lakh while posing as a tax department employee.

The applicability of GST on perks had long been under contention.

Five years ago, India's federal and state governments struck a historic deal. From July 1, 2017, a uniform tax on goods and services - marketed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "One Nation, One Tax, One Market" - replaced a bewildering array of loc