GST closer to reality: Key features you should know about 'one nation, one tax'
Know here the salient features of GST Bill.
Aug 04, 2016, 10:18 AM IST
GST Bill finally gets Rajya Sabha nod; govt to announce its implementation roadmap today
With Rajya Sabha approving the long-delayed GST bill, the Narendra Modi government will on Thursday announce the implementation roadmap for the national sales tax regime.
Aug 04, 2016, 09:09 AM IST
Passing of GST bill an extremely progressive step: Walmart
Hailing the passage of GST Bill in Rajya Sabha as an extremely progressive step, Walmart India said creating a single market in India for goods and services will boost the country's economy significantly, help retail sector in a big way.
Aug 04, 2016, 09:05 AM IST
GST Bill to address tax ambiguities, spur growth: ICT industry
Indian telecom and technology companies said passage of the GST Bill will facilitate ease of doing business and address ambiguities in the current indirect tax landscape, thus benefiting the economy.
Aug 04, 2016, 09:03 AM IST
GST debate in Rajya Sabha: Friendly exchanges between Jaitley, Chidambaram
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and his predecessor P Chidambaram were engaged in friendly exchanges in the Rajya Sabha as the House discussed the historic Constitution Amendment Bill on GST.
Aug 04, 2016, 09:01 AM IST
GST: How it will affect the IT industry
The GST regime would streamline the taxation system and make it much more transparent, but would also create multiple taxation points, which will be a "challenge" for the IT industry, Nasscom said.
Aug 04, 2016, 08:52 AM IST
GST bill a 'game-changer' for India's economic growth: USIBC
The US India Business Council has termed the passage of GST bill by the Indian Parliament as a "game-changer", saying it is a significant milestone in efforts to improve the country's ranking in World Bank's ease of doing business index.
Aug 04, 2016, 08:44 AM IST
Panel Discussion on GST and its feasibility of implementation | Part-III
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Aug 04, 2016, 08:41 AM IST
Panel Discussion on GST and its feasibility of implementation | Part-I
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Aug 04, 2016, 08:40 AM IST
Watch: FM Arun Jaitley speaking on GST Bill from Rajya Sabha
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Aug 04, 2016, 08:39 AM IST
Historic GST Bill passed in Rajya Sabha with all amendments
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Aug 04, 2016, 08:38 AM IST
Timeline: Long journey of GST Bill
The Goods and Service Tax Bill, technically called the Constitutional (One Hundred and Twenty-Second Amendment) Bill, 2014, was introduced for discussion in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Aug 03, 2016, 20:15 PM IST
Barring AIADMK, GST gets widespread support
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill appeared to be headed for smooth passage in the Rajya Sabha as nearly all major parties, barring the AIADMK supported the bill during the debate.
Aug 03, 2016, 20:15 PM IST
Implementing GST is still a long road ahead
Even after Rajya Sabha`s consent to a pan-India goods and services tax regime, vide a Constitution amendment bill, it may still take months before this major indirect tax reform is implemented, experts said, explaining the steps ahead:
Aug 03, 2016, 20:14 PM IST
GST will see better tax compliance on robust IT infra: Govt
GST will result in better tax compliance due to a robust IT infrastructure and consumers will be benefited as the overall tax burden on most commodities will come down, the government said today.
Aug 03, 2016, 19:44 PM IST
GST rate should not be too high, says Amit Mitra
West Bengal Finance Minister and chairman of Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on GST Amit Mitra said the rate of tax which would be levied was not a part of the Constitutional amendment bill.
Aug 03, 2016, 18:11 PM IST
GST bill taken up in Rajya Sabha; Jaitley calls it one of the most significant tax reforms in India
Main opposition Congress and most other parties, except AIADMK, on Wednesday expressed support, with certain conditions, to the introduction of GST in the country as the Rajya Sabha took up the much-delayed bill to amend the Constitution for allowing the measure.
Aug 03, 2016, 16:47 PM IST
GST: What may become dearer and cheaper
With the Rajya Sabha passing the historic GST Bill on Wednesday, here is a list of things that could become cheaper or dearer.
Aug 03, 2016, 15:57 PM IST
Cap GST rate at 18%, insists Cong
Congress leader P. Chidambaram said on Wednesday that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill should be passed after serious debate as it was far too important a measure to be passed on a partisan basis.
Aug 03, 2016, 15:04 PM IST
Rajya Sabha passes historic GST Amendment Bill: As it happened...
The Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill, 2014, which lays the ground for roll-out of Goods and Services Tax regime will subsume all indirect taxes, including central excise duty and state VAT/sales tax.
Aug 03, 2016, 13:29 PM IST
