Category: Economy
GST reforms could add Rs 20 lakh crore to GDP: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Rationalisation of GST rates along with Income Tax relief in the 2025-26 Budget will take India’s economy “to another level”, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said…
MCA likely to simplify process for transfer of unclaimed shares
New Delhi: The corporate affairs ministry (MCA) on Saturday said it is planning to simplify the documentation process to expedite low-value transfer of old shares…
US reciprocal tariffs: Donald Trump signs order granting exemptions to some goods
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump has modified his April 2 executive order pertaining to reciprocal tariffs and expanded the list of exempted goods, the…
GST rate cuts to benefit 10 crore dairy farmers: Ministry of Cooperation
New Delhi: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate cuts on dairy products, farm inputs, and food processing items will directly benefit over 10 crore…
GST overhaul a people’s reform, touches every family: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
Calling the landmark GST overhaul a ‘people’s reform’, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that rationalisation of rates for a wide swath of products…
GST reductions to boost cooperatives, farmers, rural enterprises
The sweeping GST reforms unveiled this week will strengthen the cooperative sector, make their products competitive, increase demand for their products and increase the income…
GST reforms got nothing to do with any external factors: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Works for the recently-unveiled next-generation GST reforms had started around one-and-a-half years ago, and it has nothing to do with any external factors, Union minister…
New GST rates, coming into effect this Navratri, to boost economy: Ashwini Vaishnaw
The income tax relief provided for in the 2025-26 Budget, coupled with GST rate rationalisation, is set to further push India’s economy to another level,…
Onam, Ganesh Chaturthi drive coconut prices to new highs
Once a simple indulgence, the humble coconut has turned into a luxury across much of South India, with prices rising from Rs 15-25 just two…
Nirmala Sitharaman flags GST 2.0 as final piece in big tax reforms, says overhaul was driven by affordability & Aatmanirbharta
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Deepshikha Sikarwar, Vinay Pandey & Sruthijith KK in an interview that the big-ticket taxation reforms on her agenda have been…