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GJEPC seeks duty cuts and policy reforms to boost gem and jewellery exports

The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has sought duty rationalisation, SEZ reforms, customs simplification, tax reforms for exporters, support for lab-grown diamonds, and…

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Godrej Consumer Products retails FMCG goods, which have seen a reduction in GST rate to 5% as part of a rationalisation move in 2025. (Handout)
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Godrej Consumer expects double-digit growth in Q3 on easing GST 2.0 disruptions| Business News

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. has guided for double-digit growth in October-December as disruptions brought on by GST reforms eased. Godrej Consumer Products retails FMCG goods,…

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India's net GST revenue, after accounting for refunds, rose 2.2% year-on-year to  ₹1.45 lakh crore in December 2025. (Mint)
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GST collection grows 6.1% in December 2025 as rate-cut impact shows| Business News

India’s GST collections is showing a marginal improvement as the impact of GST 2.0 continued to weigh on domestic indirect-tax revenue. India’s net GST revenue,…

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India is past Japan. What will it need to overtake Germany?

India’s emergence as the world’s fourth-largest economy is a landmark shift in the global economic hierarchy. According to the Press Information Bureau’s recent release “2025:…

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Going full steam: India’s industrial output scales 2-year peak, rises 6.7% in Nov

New Delhi: India’s industrial output surged to the highest in more than two years in November, buoyed by a sharp rebound in manufacturing as demand…

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Parliament approves Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 to levy excise duty on tobacco

Parliament on Thursday approved a bill to levy a higher excise duty on tobacco and related products once the GST compensation cess ends, with the…

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November GST mop-up grows slowest in fiscal due to rates revamp

New Delhi: India’s gross goods and services tax (GST) collection increased a modest 0.7% year-on-year in November to ₹1.70 lakh crore, the lowest so far…

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India’s Industrial output at 14-month low in October

New Delhi: India’s industrial output fell to a 14-month low of 0.4% year-on-year in October from 4.6% in September, as the impact of the goods…

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GST collections are up 8.9% annually at  ₹14,75,488 crore in the fiscal through November 2025. (HT)
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GST collections soften in November 2025 in the aftermath of rationalisation move| Business News

India’s GST collections softened in November 2025 due to the rationalisation move that reduced the indirect tax of hundreds of items. GST collections are up…

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Union Budget FY27: Economists back growth push, urge Sitharaman to sustain capex and deepen reforms

New Delhi: India’s strong economic expansion, low inflation and a reasonable fiscal deficit give the government the necessary space to unveil a growth-supportive budget for…

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