Top Court Upholds Levy Of GST On Lotteries, Betting, Gambling

Supreme Court Thursday held that the levy of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on lotteries, betting and gambling does not amount to hostile discrimination and is not violative of right to equality under the Constitution.

The GST collection in November included central GST (CGST) of Rs 19,189 crore, state GST (SGST) of Rs 25,540 crore and integrated GST (IGST) of Rs 51,992 crore

Gold Price In India Today: Domestic spot gold closed at Rs 48,972 per 10 grams on Thursday, and silver at Rs 60, 260 per kilogram - both rates excluding GST

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After the receipt of choice, the central government has granted additional borrowing permission of Rs.4,522 crore to Keralaand Rs.6,787 crore to West Bengal.

The COVID-19 situation in West Bengal is being addressed aptly, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee told Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a video conference today, an official said.

The law committee of the goods and services tax (GST) council will meet on Wednesday in Delhi to discuss invoice frauds, tightening of registration process and consider amendments in the GST law, Finance Ministry sources have said.

West Bengal Finance minister Amit Mitra has written to Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman urging her to convene a meeting of the GST Council for discussions on Centre's borrowings to meet the collection shortfall.

Economic Revival: All economic indicators are revealing that recovery is clearly happening, the Finance minister said and pointed out that GST collections were at Rs 1.05 lakh crore in October, up 10 per cent on a year-on-year basis.

Domestic spot gold closed atRs 50,708 per 10 grams on Wednesday, and silver atRs 62,440 per kilogram - both rates excluding GST

Citing a rise in GST collections, highest manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) and data of other economic parameters for October, the BJP on Tuesday said the figures show that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi the country's economy is moving in the right direction and is on an upward trend.

Mr Pandey said, in an interview with PTI,that generation of e-way bills, needed for transportation of goods, is back to pre-Covid levels and online payments have risen exponentially.

The gross GST revenue collected in October stood at Rs 1,05,155 crore, of which CGST was Rs 19,193 crore, SGST was Rs 25,411 crore, IGST was Rs 52,540 crore and cess was Rs 8,011 crore.

Gold Price In India Today: Domestic spot gold closed at Rs 50,840 per 10 grams on Thursday excluding GST, according to the Mumbai-based India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA).