: The chief ministers of six non-BJP-ruled states have written to the centre to remind it of its "constitutional" responsibilities in the stand-off over the ₹ 2.35 lakh crore shortfall in GST compensation and financial relief (from the pandemic) due to states. Mamata Banerjee (Bengal), Pinarayi Vijayan (Kerala), Arvind Kejriwal (Delhi), Edappadi K Palaniswami (Tamil Nadu), K Chandrasekhar Rao (Telangana) and Bhupesh Baghel (Chhattisgarh) rejected re-payment options - that states borrow to offset dues - and reminded the centre it had a legal duty to reimburse states' loss of revenue in the first five years of the GST regime. They said if states were to borrow then repayment schedules would place an extra burden on their finances. The centre, they said, could take up this burden and pay back the loan by carrying forward GST cess collection past 2022.
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Retail sales in November, however, eased by 3.1 per cent year-on-year, largely due to an early festive season that shifted demand into October's record-breaking sales period.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declined Pakistan's request to immediately scrap the 18 per cent General Sales Tax (GST) on contraceptives, dealing a blow to the government's push to make birth control more affordable.
The report from ICRA Analytics said that retail sales grew 22 per cent yearonyear in November but eased 29 per cent from October's festive peak.
Kawasaki India has introduced a Rs 25,000 discount on the Versys-X 300, with the offer valid until 31 December 2025.
Qualified candidates must attend practical exams scheduled from December 2025 to February 2026 across various medical specialties as per the NBEMS announced timetable.
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