A day after describing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as “Gabbar Singh Tax”, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday again hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the pan-India tax regime, saying it was designed so as to grab peoples’ earnings. “Congress GST = Genuine Simple Tax.[Read More…]
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UP cabinet approves GST bill; will roll out new tax regime from July 1
The Uttar Pradesh cabinet has approved the GST Bill on Tuesday even before introducing it in the approaching assembly session with an aim to roll out the new tax regime from July 1. The decision was taken at the fifth cabinet meeting of the state government. The meeting was presided[Read More…]
GST bills in Rajya Sabha, Opposition urges for a mechanism to avoid the harassment by tax authorities
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday took up the four bills related to the GST. Opposition questioned the government’s preparedness to implement the indirect tax regime and urged for a mechanism to insulate taxpayers from harassment by tax authorities. Deputy Leader of Congress Anand Sharma said, “It is important that as[Read More…]