Fake GST Invoice Racket Of Rs 106 Crore Unearthed In Odisha

An Odisha government agency working under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) directorate on Monday unearthed a racket that issued fake invoices to the tune of Rs 106 crore, which caused a loss of Rs 19.04 crore to the state exchequer in the form of in

Stating that GST council meetings have become "almost toxic" with the erosion of trust between the Centre and states, West Bengal Minister Amit Mitra urged Nirmala Sitharaman to consider a "course correction" to rebuild faith.

With GST rate on Ambulance lowered to 12 per cent from 28 per cent, Maruti Suzuki India has decided to reduce prices of the Eeco Ambulance. It is now priced at Rs. 6.16 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

Supplying food to schools under mid-day meal scheme, pre-schools and anganwadis is exempt from GST, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has said.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is "wrong" in claiming that GST dues of states have been cleared and cited the example of Congress-ruled Rajasthan, Punjab and Chhattisgarh.

Amit Mitra said that the virtual link was snapped at a "critical time" during the 44th GST Council meeting on Saturday.

The GST Council in its meeting has decided to reduce rates on specified items being used in Covid-19 relief and management including Ambulances.

Minister of State (MoS) in the Finance Ministry Anurag Thakur has dismissed the remarks of West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra, who claimed that he was not allowed to speak at the end of the GST Council meeting held in Delhi on Saturday.

West Bengal Finance Minister Dr Amit Mitra said his opposition to taxing items related to the Covid pandemic was ignored and muzzled today at the GST Council. Union Minister Anurag Thakur denied the charge.

Tax on medicines, some hospital equipment and other items needed in the fight against COVID-19 has been reduced by the Goods and Services Tax Council. The tax cut is based on recommendations by a Group of Ministers amid the pandemic.

A Covishield dose cannot cost more than Rs 780 a dose, Russia's Sputnik V will cost a maximum of Rs 1,145 a dose and Covaxin cannot be costlier than Rs 1,410 a shot. This includes Rs 150 in GST or Goods and Services Tax.

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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday alleged that a deliberate attempt was made to keep the opposition Congress out of the Group of Ministers (GoM) set up after the GST Council Meet on May 28.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday slammed the centre for allegedly keeping out the members of Congress-ruled states from the group of ministers (GoM) constituted by the GST Council for exemption of tax on essential goods related t