GST hike on textiles from 5% to 12% deferred, says finance minister

West Bengal, Gujarat, Delhi, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu governments had opposed the move.

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· Dec 31, 2021 · 04:52 pm

GST collection in November rises to over Rs 1.31 lakh crore – second-highest ever

November is the second consecutive month in which recorded GST collection of more than Rs 1.30 lakh crore.

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· Dec 01, 2021 · 03:46 pm

GST collection in October rises to over Rs 1.30 lakh crore – second-highest ever

This was also the fourth consecutive month when the collections crossed Rs 1 lakh crore.

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· Nov 01, 2021 · 03:14 pm

Food delivery apps like Swiggy, Zomato to collect GST, but customers won’t have to pay more

The GST Council’s move is expected to curb tax evasion by restaurants, who currently collect the tax from clients.

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· Sep 18, 2021 · 11:51 am

Petrol, diesel will not be brought under GST, says Nirmala Sitharaman after council meeting

The finance minister said the concessional rates on drugs used in the treatment of the coronavirus disease will be extended till December 31.

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· Sep 17, 2021 · 02:10 pm

GST collection in August at Rs 1.12 lakh crore, marginally lower than July

Despite the dip in collection, the finance ministry said it indicated that the economy was recovering from the impacts of the pandemic.

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· Sep 02, 2021 · 02:14 pm

GST collection rose to Rs 1.16 lakh crore in July

The government said the increase in revenues was indicative of fastpace economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

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· Aug 02, 2021 · 12:33 pm

GST collection in June falls to Rs 92,849 crore, slides under Rs 1 trillion after eight months

In April, the GST collection hit an all-time high of Rs 1.41 lakh crore.

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· Jul 06, 2021 · 04:59 pm

GST Council meetings have become ‘toxic’, West Bengal finance minister tells Nirmala Sitharaman

Amit Mitra urged Sitharaman to consider a ‘course correction’ to restore consensus-based approach in the decision-making process.

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· Jun 24, 2021 · 03:10 pm

Demands to increase the compensation period show that states don't really believe in GST

Did they then just sign up due to the bribe of compensation?

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· Jun 19, 2021 · 09:00 am

GST rates slashed on Covid-19 essentials, no tax on ‘black fungus’ medicine

The tax relief will be applicable till September 30, but it could be extended.

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· Jun 12, 2021 · 05:10 pm

GST collection in May comes at Rs 1.02 lakh crore, lowest monthly figure this year

The monthly collection has now crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore-mark for eight consecutive months.

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· Jun 05, 2021 · 07:12 pm