"5 Daughters For A Son": Madhya Pradesh Congress Leader's Shocking Remark

A Madhya Pradesh Congress politician tweeted himself into a major controversy by comparing an array of central schemes, including demonetisation and GST, to "daughters" forced upon the country to get a "son" - Vikas (development)

The Government says it is trying to extend the best possible concessions to this sector, and has lowered the GST on electrical vehicles to 12 per cent

A clear trend indicates the Auto companies' stocks are now faring better at the markets after hitting record lows during the initial phase of the Coronavirus lockdown.

Central GST intelligence officers detected a tax evasion of Rs 225 crore after they busted illegal pan masala manufacturing units in Madhya Pradesh's Indore and arrested three people for their involvement in the huge racket.

The ordinary or any parotta served by restaurant for eating there or for takeaway would be taxed at a GST rate of 5 per cent just like the plain roti, government sources said a day after social media users debated the government's move to put frozen parotta on a higher bracket than roti under the goods and services tax or GST.

The government's move to put parotta on a higher bracket than roti under the goods and services tax or GST has angered people on social media, who pointed out that both are similarly prepared flat breads and a staple of most Indian meals.

Billionaire industrialist Anand Mahindra tweeted today highlighting the peculiarity of a recent Goods and Services Taxation (GST) ruling which states that 'parotas' cannot be put in the same food category as 'roti', both of which are similarly prepared Indianflat breads.

The highly awaited scrappage policy and lowering of GST rates could play an essential role in reviving the commercial vehicle sector, which has been facing a constant downward trend for quite some time now. According to a top Ashok Leyland official, the GST rate cut and the scrappage policy will be beneficial in reviving the Indian CV space. As per the report from PTI...

A Pakistani man has been arrested by the central GST intelligence officials for illegally selling pan masala worth crores of rupees in parts of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and neighbouring states even during the lockdown period, officials said on Thursday.

Tamil Nadu has suffered an estimated Rs 35,000 crore GST revenue loss during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown and various austerity measures have been taken to handle the situation, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said on Saturday.

Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise Prakash Javadekar on Thursday held a meeting with the auto industry leaders where they suggested ways to restart the industry after the COVID-19 lockdown gets over.

Assam today said that no reimbursement of GST to industries will be allowed in the first quarter of the current financial year, as the state introduced several strict measures to fight the coronavirus crisis with almost no revenue collection.

Congress leader Randeep Singh Sujrewala on Thursday said the fight against coronavirus will not be fought only at the centre but in every nook and corner of the country.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has written to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman seeking to waive goods and services tax (GST) and other taxes on essential supplies. "I urge that manufacturers should still be allowed input tax credit so that the purchase price is unaffected. Govt can afford this small loss in a good cause," Mr Tharoor said.