direct tax regime

Arun Jaitley hails “two significant reforms of the week” in Facebook post – Full text

The GST Council in its meeting last week had decided to reduce taxes on 88 items, like sanitary napkins, fridge, small screen TV, washing machine, footwear, among others.

Jul 27, 2018, 17:16 PM IST

Jaitley sees GST rate cut on cement, ACs, TVs with rise in revenue

In a Facebook post, Jaitley termed the pre-GST indirect tax regime, during which most of the household items attracted a levy of 31 percent, as "Congress Legacy Tax".

Jul 27, 2018, 17:10 PM IST

President Pranab Mukherjee gives nod to Constitution Amendment Bill on GST

President Pranab Mukherjee today gave assent to Constitution Amendment Bill on Goods and Services Tax (GST), a major step towards rolling out the new indirect tax regime which the Modi government wants to come into effect from April 1 next year.
 

Sep 08, 2016, 17:05 PM IST