Bills In Lok Sabha Seek Levies On Tobacco, Pan Masala After GST Phaseout

The Central Excise (Amendment) Bill provides for a new central excise duty on tobacco products like cigarette, chewing tobacco, cigars, hookahs, zarda, and scented tobacco.

Toyota sold a total of 30,085 units in the country in November 2025. The company cites that the GST benefits and festive season pushed sales for a positive uptick.

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ruled that trade between Jammu and Kashmir and the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or PoK across the Line of Control is intra-state trade and therefore, no GST can levied on it.

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has said the cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade between the Union territory and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir constitutes intra-state trade under the GST Act, as PoK is legally a part of J&K.

India's economy grew at a higher-than-expected 8.2 per cent - the fastest pace in six quarters - in July-September, as front-loading of production ahead of GST rates cut boosted consumption that helped offset the impact of steep US tariffs.

The Indian economy showed signs of a further pickup in momentum, despite continuing global headwinds.

Passenger vehicles hit record October dispatches, up 17.2%; two-wheelers rose slightly, scooters surged, motorcycles dipped; GST cut boosted demand.

The Cyberabad Police has dismantled a sophisticated, inter-state goods and services tax fraud ring that successfully claimed and passed on input tax credit worth Rs 11.79 crore using a network of fictitious firms across eight states.

A team of GST officials reached the renowned Pushkar Fair in Rajasthan to keep an eye on tax compliance pertaining to sale of horses.

Despite rate rationalisation, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose 4.6 per cent (year-on-year) in the festive month of October at about Rs 1.96 lakh crore, the official data showed on Saturday.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the state cabinet's decision on the collections from the film

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said GST officers should be polite and empathetic in dealing with honest taxpayers and asked them to use technology for faster registration approvals and grievance redressal.

Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms will reduce costs and broaden markets for Ladakh's artisans, farmers, and tourism operators, and safeguard local crafts, the government said on Wednesday.

Amidst all the hoopla, it is the State governments that truly deserve recognition for coming together for the GST revision. Because the States are the ones bearing the brunt of massive revenue losses.