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Manohar Lal Khattar, the CM of Haryana said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is not going to adversely affect the textile business. This comes after several textile traders and unions have gone on a strike against the imposition of GST.

At the moment, there are many rumors regarding India's biggest reform, GST Bill. As per the sources, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate may be reduced at 18 per cent.

At the India-Singapore Economic conference held in Singapore, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told investors that the GST Bill will be rolled-out in April 2016. The GST will create a single market for a dozen state levies

After 17 years of preparation and 18 meetings of the GST Council, a single unified Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India is today a reality. In a momentous launch at the Central Hall of the Indian Parliament with a speech by the Finance Minister and the Prime Minister of India, the GST regime was ushered in at the stroke of midnight on July 1, 2017. While the mammoth task for the Central and State Governments has just concluded, as far as trade and industry are concerned, the journey has only just begun.

The Commerce Ministry will finish the mid-term review of Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) earlier than expected so that it would coincide with the rollout of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on July 1, said a senior official on Tuesday, while adding that exporters have asked for policy incentives to boost exports. "The objective of the meeting was to seek inputs for the review of FTP to coincide with the launch of GST. Exports have made a revival and they need support so that it continues to grow," Commerce Secretary Rita Teaotia told reporters on the sidelines of Board of Trade meeting.

Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) held a meeting with representatives of industry associations and exporters to discuss implications of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the sector. EPCH has prepared a petition on behalf of handicrafts exporters to be submitted to the GST Council, it said in a statement.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that the goods and services tax (GST) collections in India have been below potential. The organization said that multiple rates along with exemptions and implementation challenges have affected the GST collections in India.

At a time when all major handset manufacturers are struggling to cope with disruptions caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has worsened the matters for mobile phone sector.

Amidst deliberations over the proposed multi-rate structure of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Niti Ayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya has come out in full support of the move saying the regime will help curb any possible rise in inflation and loss in income.

The GST rate to be applied on gold and bullion will be decided later

The Finance Minister recently indicated that while GST is aimed to be implemented from April 1, 2017, the roll out would have to take place, at the very latest, by September 16, 2017, as after this date, the existing taxes on goods and services will cease to exist in terms of Section 19 of the Constitution

The government has recently taken two transformational initiatives - demonitisation to promote a cashless society and GST to uniform the country's tax regime - which will affect a lot of people, a senior government official said.

As both the Central and State governments struggle to resolve the contentious issues of dual control of assesses, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) implementation date on April 1 next year now looks virtually impossible, with some states even pitching for an alternate roll out date in September.

The GST Council's two-day meeting will be beginning from Thursday to consider the model laws on Goods and

Goods and services tax act called as gst is going to pass in India and will be implemented by next year if all the things remains good.

Goods and services tax act called as gst is going to pass in India and will be implemented by next year if all the things remains good.

Model Goods and Services Tax (GST) law, which is presently being examined by the department of law, is likely to be finalised by the end of this month

The Central Government is in the process of vetting the drafts of the Model GST laws. The game plan is for the revision

A former advisor to Union Finance ministry and a policy expert today said that cascading impact on prices would continue as several products are out of GST

Finance Minister of India, Mr. Arun Jaitley Said that he is ready to talk with Congress party's any member in case of GST Bill that stuck due to Congress resistance. Mr. Arun Jaitley also said he is reasy to speak to anyone who disagrees with him.

The GST Bill, which has been passed in Lok Sabha but stuck in the Rajya Sabha, is likely to miss its April 2016 deadline. Read five reasons that might be made influence on the Bill