One year of GST: India’s biggest tax reform is still a work in progress

The government must focus on simplifying the GST and widening the tax-base, analysts say.

Nupur Anand, qz.com

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Kamalika Ghosh, qz.com

· Jul 04, 2018 · 09:30 pm

‘Flawed implementation’: Congress criticises Centre on first anniversary of GST regime

Congress leader P Chidambaram said the indirect tax regime was thrust upon an unprepared nation.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 01, 2018 · 01:13 pm

Centre will keep simplifying Goods and Services Tax, says Piyush Goyal

The interim finance minister said the implementation of GST had shown that the government could enact bold and powerful reforms.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 01, 2018 · 09:46 am

One year after GST, India’s smaller companies are on the backfoot

Scroll.in reporters across the country revisit small businessmen they interviewed just after the introduction of the new tax regime.

M Rajshekhar

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Mridula Chari

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Aarefa Johari

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Shreya Roy Chowdhury

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Arunabh Saikia

· Jul 01, 2018 · 09:00 am

Public anger over GST helped fell Malaysia’s Najib Razak. Should Narendra Modi be worried?

In a country where even the humble onion can weigh on electoral fortunes, botching up the GST any further could prove costly.

Nupur Anand, qz.com

· May 14, 2018 · 01:30 pm

The Economic Survey argues that GST will actually be good for Indian federalism. Really?

The Union government document did not make a very good case of it, though.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Jan 31, 2018 · 05:30 pm

It's not only the economics – the politics of GST is messed up too

The opacity of the GST Council means India's voters are uninformed about who exactly takes decisions regarding GST rates.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Oct 30, 2017 · 12:30 pm

‘We are not even making rent’: How GST has put the brakes on the auto parts trade in Delhi-NCR

High tax rate, stiff compliance rules have impacted inter-state business in the National Capital Region, say traders in Kashmere Gate.

Mayank Jain

· Oct 22, 2017 · 10:30 am

Four months into GST, transporters are yet to see the promised 30% reduction in travel time

The government has claimed a significant reduction in travel time thanks to the removal of inter-state check posts. But industry says not much has changed.

Ajay Modi, business-standard.com

· Oct 17, 2017 · 09:30 pm

‘We are doing seva for government’: Mumbai’s steel traders say GST has stopped their cash flow

The Diwali season is the busiest time of the year for steel traders in Lokhand Bazar, but not this year.

Mridula Chari

· Oct 13, 2017 · 10:30 am

‘This government is killing our businesses’: What small, medium enterprises think of GST revisions

Already in trouble, manufacturers and traders in Hosur and Surat want even more relief.

M Rajshekhar

· Oct 09, 2017 · 09:00 am

'No GST on food bills': Chennai sweet shops are struggling to draw customers

Calculating tax on more than 30 ingredients in a kitchen is a nightmare, say restaurant owners.

Vinita Govindarajan

· Oct 07, 2017 · 09:00 am