Revisiting Gst
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With the Centre refusing to pay compensation to states, is GST nearing an end?
The Centre promised a very high rate of compensation in order to get states to agree to GST. But what happens when there's no money to carry out the deal?
Shoaib Daniyal
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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 & Kamalika Ghosh, qz.com
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‘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
Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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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
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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, Mridula Chari, Aarefa Johari, Shreya Roy Chowdhury & Arunabh Saikia
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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
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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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
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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
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‘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
The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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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
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‘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
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‘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
The Field
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate