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Topic: GST Council

GST proved to be both consumer and business friendly, says Arun Jaitley

Arun Jaitley -
Twenty states independently show more than a 14% increase in their revenues, courtesy the two years of GST, writes former finance minister Arun Jaitley.

Why IAS officers are no fans of minister Piyush Goyal

Ruhi Tewari -
Piyush Goyal has emerged as one of the stars of the Narendra Modi govt, but the IAS officers who served under him say he is rude and shouts often.

Homeowners of under-construction flats get GST relief after rates slashed to 5%

PTI -
The GST Council also cut GST rates on affordable housing from 8% to 1%.

GST council extends deadline for return filing by 2 days for all states

PTI -
The GST Council, which held a video conference, has also deferred its decision on GST on real estate and lottery till it meets again on Sunday.

Modi government’s GST sop for traders may take longer as August revenues drop 2.6%

Pragya Kaushika -
Government wants to rationalise tax slabs to placate its core vote bank of traders but hits a revenue roadblock.

Ending ‘lahu ka lagaan’, GST council scraps the tax on sanitary napkins

PTI -
Keeping in mind the budget of the middle class, the council also reduced GST on selected consumer durables from 28 to 12 percent

Sugar cess goes against idea of tax reforms through GST, say experts

Subrata Panda -
GST Council said it will help farmers, several states opposed the proposal that has been called discriminatory by experts.
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Keshav Padmanabhan -
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Defence

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

Snehesh Alex Philip -
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National Interest

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Shekhar Gupta -
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.

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