Over 122 filed nominations in Kerala, TN and Puducherry
The filing of nominations will continue till April 29 and the scrutiny of papers will be held on April 30.
Apr 22, 2016, 23:37 PM IST
Amit Mitra named chairman of GST committee of state Finance Ministers
He will succeed Kerala Finance Minister K M Mani who had to resign in November over corruption charges.
Feb 19, 2016, 19:54 PM IST
State FMs to pick new chairman of GST panel in December
The states discussed the threshold limit for levying GST and setting up a new sub-committee to collect data from states to decide on the same.
Nov 20, 2015, 16:06 PM IST
State FMs to elect new Chairman today; discuss model GST law
State finance ministers will meet Friday to elect the new Chairman of the Empowered Committee and also discuss the model Goods and Services (GST) Tax law as well as report on the revenue neutral rate.
Nov 20, 2015, 09:30 AM IST
K M Mani resigns as Chairman of State FMs panel on GST
Mani was appointed the Chairman of the panel in March this year.
Nov 13, 2015, 21:17 PM IST
Kerala court orders further probe into bribery case against Mani
In a blow to ruling Congress-led UDF in Kerala ahead of next week's civic polls, a special Vigilance Court here Thursday ordered further probe into the bar bribery case against state Finance Minister K M Mani, rejecting the investigating agency's final report seeking closure of the case.
Oct 29, 2015, 15:04 PM IST
GST rollout difficult from April if bill not passed now: Mani
It will become "very difficult" to roll out the new indirect tax regime by the April 2016 target if GST bill is not passed in the current session of Parliament, Chairman of Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers K M Mani said Tuesday.
Aug 11, 2015, 19:29 PM IST
Mani submits states' views on GST to Rajya Sabha Select Committee
Mani was optimistic that the GST Bill "will go through", though he did not share the details.
Jun 16, 2015, 16:06 PM IST
States to submit views on GST to Rajya Sabha Select Committee tomorrow
States are pressing the Centre for compensating them fully for the loss of revenue in the first five years of GST replacing their taxes.
Jun 15, 2015, 14:29 PM IST
Centre's promise to compensate revenue loss to states vital
GST Empowered Committee Chairman K M Mani on Thursday expressed confidence that states would be able to arrive at a consensus on Revenue Neutral Rate (RNR) that would not bring down their revenues while migrating to the proposed indirect tax regime.
May 07, 2015, 19:56 PM IST
GST Bill: State finance ministers to meet today in Kerala
15 state finance ministers and 30 senior officials from the states will take part in the two-day meeting, according to various media reports.
May 07, 2015, 09:26 AM IST
Need to build consensus among states on GST: Mani
GST Empowered Committee Chairman K M Mani Monday said the new indirect tax regime will boost India's economy and the panel of state finance ministers needs to build a consensus among all states on the contentious matters before April 1, 2016 - the deadline for launching Goods and Services Tax.
Apr 27, 2015, 22:12 PM IST
GST: State FMs to meet on May 7 in Kerala
A consensus would be built among states for implementation of the Goods and Services Tax by April 2016 as there is no "obstinate opposition" from any state, said K M Mani, the newly selected Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers.
Apr 10, 2015, 18:05 PM IST
Kerala FM K M Mani new chairman of GST Empowered Committee
Kerala Finance Minister K M Mani has been appointed as the Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Mar 25, 2015, 20:29 PM IST
GST panel to elect its new chairman today
The Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers will meet on Friday to elect its new chairman.
Mar 20, 2015, 08:40 AM IST
