GST Council

GST rate cut on 100 items: Here is the full list

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal has said the focus on consumers and MSMEs.

Jul 21, 2018, 23:11 PM IST

Council to discuss bringing natural gas under GST ambit

The one nation, one tax united at least 17 different central and state indirect taxes under one umbrella to cut tax evasions and reduce corruption.

Jun 08, 2018, 16:19 PM IST

Fuel prices in GST? Oil Minister has been 'hoping, requesting, appealing' for months

He claims he is trying his best to convince GST Council but is anyone listening to Dharmendra Pradhan?

May 25, 2018, 07:51 AM IST

Trying to make consensus in GST Council on bringing petroleum under GST: Devendra Fadnavis

The soaring fuel prices have seen frantic calls for a cut in excise duty to ease the burden on consumers, but there seems no relief in the near future.

May 24, 2018, 13:04 PM IST

Civil Aviation Ministry likely to approach GST Council for inclusion of ATF under tax regime

An indication to this effect was given by a senior official of an airline here following a meeting with Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha.

May 17, 2018, 18:06 PM IST

Appeal to GST Council to bring fuel prices under one-tax slab: Petroleum Minister

Dharmendra Pradhan has said on several occasions that he wants petroleum products to be put under GST in order to significantly lower record prices.

May 04, 2018, 20:30 PM IST

E-way bill rollout from April 1; GSTR-3B to be filed till June

With e-way bill rollout, from April 1, transporters of goods worth over Rs 50,000 will have to generate an e-way bill.

Mar 24, 2018, 17:18 PM IST

GST Council likely to give relief to traders, Centre may tweak return filing rules

Currently, the last date to file returns is March 31, 2018.

Mar 10, 2018, 06:53 AM IST

GST collection dips marginally in January to Rs 86,318 crore

FinMin said that 1.03 crore taxpayers have been registered under GST till Feb 25, of which 17.65 lakh are composition dealers who are required to file returns every quarter.

Feb 27, 2018, 18:17 PM IST

GST Council need to review embedded taxes on exports: Economic Survey

In June 2016, the Cabinet announced a Rs 6,000 crore package for the apparel sector.

Jan 29, 2018, 18:03 PM IST

GST Council reduces tax rate on 29 items, may simplify return filing process

The panel, headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and comprising representatives of all states, at its 25th meeting decided to reduce tax rate on 29 items and 54 categories of services with effect from January 25.

Jan 18, 2018, 20:09 PM IST

Movement of goods set to be easy with e-way bill from February 1

Inter-state movement of goods beyond 10 kms, with a value of Rs 50,000 and above, will mandatorily require e-way bill from February 1.

Jan 12, 2018, 17:37 PM IST

Govt notifies 1% GST on manufacturers under composition scheme

The notification stipulates that manufacturers who have opted for composition scheme will now have to pay 1 percent Goods and Services Tax (GST) as against 2 percent earlier.

Jan 02, 2018, 20:11 PM IST