Nirmala Sitharaman Invites Suggestions On Easing GST Filing Process

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday invited those who are interested in providing suggestions on simplifying and easing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) filing process.

Maharashtra may be among the non-BJP-ruled states which raised alarm about delay in payment of GST compensation recently, NCP leader Dhananjay Munde claimed on Thursday and called for flagging the issue at the Centre's level.

Former union minister and Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday said he has no personal enmity with anyone and raised voice against demonetisation and implementation of Goods & Services Tax (GST) in the interest of the people.

It is embarrassing to come and ask for money, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was told by counterparts from Kerala, Rajasthan, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Delhi at a meeting in Delhi today

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The Congress, in Rajya Sabha today, raised the issue of the Centre delaying payment of compensation to states for revenue shortfall in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) since August, saying this might lead to stoppage of development work and payments to employees.

Razorpay also launched current accounts for RazorpayX, acquired payroll and HR management firm Opfin, and launched corporate credit cards.

The Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) department has arrested four persons for allegedly making false input tax credit (ITC) claims causing loss to the exchequer to the tune of at least Rs 400 crore, sources said.

Central GST Delhi-West Commissionerate has busted a racket involved in issuance of fake invoices and defrauding the exchequer to the tune of Rs 108 crore, an official release said on Saturday.

The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC) has earned more than Rs 63 crore from convenience fee in September, an RTI query revealed.

The CBI has arrested a senior official in the GST department in Lucknow for allegedly demanding bribe from a local businessman, officials said Thursday.

Maharashtra Elections 2019: In a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi-led government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused it of pursuing wrong economic policies like the notes ban and GST, resulting in increased unemployment.

Abhijit Banerjee, Economics Nobel winner this year along with his wife Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer, recently delivered a sharp critique of the Indian economy and rated the fall in consumption as "extremely serious".

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today admitted before a group of taxation experts that the Goods and Services Tax framework may still have some flaws two years since its introduction, but sharply advised them against "damning" a law that has been passed by Parliament with widespread approval.