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Sanitary Napkins Now Exempt From GST After Year-Long Opposition
Reuters | Sunday July 22, 2018 , New DelhiThe government scrapped a controversial tax on sanitary pads on Saturday, a move hailed by campaigners who say it will help more girls to go to school during their periods and boost their job prospects.
- Edited by Richa Taneja | Tuesday July 17, 2018 , Mumbai
Maharashtra milk price protest: The farmers' groups are demanding a GST waiver on butter and milk powder apart from the subsidy.
- ANI | Monday July 16, 2018 , Raipur
Finance Minister Piyush Goyal has said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has worked well in past one year and has generated sufficient revenue.
- Press Trust of India | Monday July 09, 2018 , Ahmedabad
The Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A), which has been issued an Rs 52-crore GST notice, has requested the Union HRD ministry to intervene with its finance ministry counterparts to resolve the issue, saying the move will hit its finances.
- Press Trust of India | Monday July 09, 2018 , Kolkata, India
Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal today said that the proposal of some political parties for a single GST rate slab was a "ridiculous suggestion".
- Press Trust of India | Saturday July 07, 2018 , Kolkata
A Rs 43 crore tax evasion fraud in the Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST) was unearthed today, official sources said.
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