Punjab Paid Back Electricity Subsidy For 2022-23 In Full: Chief Minister

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Friday said the state has cleared its entire electricity subsidy bill of Rs 20,200 crore for the last financial year and has witnessed a jump in excise and GST revenue.

Mr Tharoor also shared images of the letter he sent to the Finance Minister.

Asserting that the Centre has been depriving West Bengal of its share of the Goods and Service Tax collected from the state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that the decision to support the passage of the GST Bill was wrong.

Lok Sabha on Friday cleared changes in the Finance Bill to pave the way for setting up of an appellate tribunal for resolution of disputes under GST.

The Press Information Bureau of India analysed the savings on a restaurant bill in the pre and post-GST era.

Lok Sabha today passed the Finance Bill 2023 with 64 official amendments, including the one that seeks withdrawal of long-term tax benefits on certain categories of debt mutual funds and another for setting up the GST Appelate Tribunal.

In a bizarre case of cyber fraud, a group of fraudsters allegedly procured PAN details of several Bollywood actors and cricketers from their GST Identification Numbers which are available online, and got credit cards issued in their names.

The government will clear the entire goods and services tax, or GST, compensation dues of Rs 16,982 crore from its own pocket today, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said after a meeting of the council that sets GST rates.

Petroleum products can be part of GST and what is needed is the nod from the council members, said Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday.

The West Bengal government on Friday night said the Centre owes it Rs 2,409.96 crore, responding to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's statement that the state has not sent GST compensation cess claim with accountant general (AG) certificate

Ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget for fiscal 2023-24, on Wednesday, Chattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said locals have put forward a demand for new trains in Jagadalpur and Surguja areas.

The GST Council is the only institution in the country today which is totally federalist, Mr Mitra further argued, saying ministers of 31 states and union territories are part of the council, chaired by the Finance Minister of India.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today said Ludhiana's small and medium businesses can compete with China if they are given adequate support even as he attacked the Punjab government and the Centre for not supporting them.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led government at the Centre over a host of issues, including the Agnipath scheme and GST.