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TopicGST reform

Topic: GST reform

Debit what comes in (as taxes), credit what goes out (as freebies)

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‘Only 1 CM opposed GST before 2014’—Jairam Ramesh takes dig at Modi

Congress Rajya Sabha MP added that the Prime Minister opposed GST from 2006 to 2014 and then 'took a U-turn' and became the 'messiah of GST' in 2017.

Modi highlights ‘double bonanza’ of GST reduction, income tax benefits

PM lauded India's socio-economic progress, saying '25 crore people have overcome poverty' in the last 11 years, giving rise to a 'neo-middle class'.

Buy & sell ‘swadeshi’, Modi appeals to nation before GST 2.0 comes into effect

Emphasising self-reliance as the path to a developed India, Modi said the reduction in GST rates will directly benefit micro and small businesses.

‘GST bachat utsav to begin tomorrow’: PM Modi on GST 2.0 coming into effect

GST reforms would benefit the poor, middle-class, farmers, traders, and entrepreneurs alike, Modi said in his address to the nation on Sunday.

PM Modi to address nation at 5pm Sunday days after announcement of GST 2.0

Earlier this month, GST Council unanimously approved collapsing the existing four-tier structure into a simplified two-slab system, effective 22 September—coinciding with Navaratri.

GST reforms show India’s mature federalism and citizen-centric governance

The reforms are a paradigm shift in India’s approach to economic governance. The system is simple enough for a small shopkeeper, yet sophisticated enough to power a $5 trillion economy.

Govt must bring pending GST reforms too

The rate rationalisation this time will impact over 420 goods covering a vast range of sectors. The first two exercises to revamp the GST regime were much smaller in both range and impact.

Trump has forced us to think clearly. New GST slabs are the first sign of change

Thanks to Trump’s sudden decision to target India rather than any other country with massive tariffs, many things that ought to have been done earlier are now falling into place.

GST is not just an economic measure, it’s also a moral one. New tax slabs show that

The new GST structure is a welcome step toward achieving greater transparency, efficiency and development in the Bhartiya economic ecosystem.

On Camera

It doesn’t matter who rules Delhi — AAP or BJP. Diwali madness is now an annual ritual

There’s a definition of madness that seems well suited to today’s Delhi: doing the same thing again and again and expecting a different result.

Boom to bust: Haunted by Ketan Parekh saga, 117-yr-old Calcutta Stock Exchange’s future lies in limbo

CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001. 

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.