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‘Hobson’s choice’ — Bengal rejects Modi govt’s two borrowing options to meet GST shortfall

Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra said borrowing would impact states' developmental funds, tells Centre to go in for deficit monetisation.

There will be repercussions, won’t borrow to pay GST compensation, Modi govt tells states

Modi govt says revenues are under strain and expenditure is increasing due to the pandemic and needs of national security to counter states' demand that it should borrow.

‘Gods’ & Services Tax, contact-tracing in Sushant Singh Rajput case

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States should reject GST compensation options, demand money in one voice, says Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader and former finance minister, Chidambaram said the 2 options given by the Modi govt to states to bridge the GST compensation gap is a gross violation of law.

Centre-state row over GST dues is no one’s fault, but underlines need to reform govt bond market

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BJP & non-BJP states join hands to take on Modi govt over unpaid GST dues

Punjab minister Manpreet Singh Badal says not paying GST dues would amount to ‘sovereign default’, while Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Modi says it’s the govt’s ‘moral commitment’.

GST collections drop to Rs 87,422 crore in July from Rs 90,917 crore in June

Finance ministry said that in June, a large number of people paid taxes pertaining to February, March & April on account of the relief provided due to Covid-19.

With tax revenues at only 8% of full year targets, India’s fiscal deficit zooms in Q1

Data released by the Controller General of Accounts showed that contraction in tax revenues and rising expenditures pushed the fiscal deficit to over Rs 6.6 lakh crore in first quarter.

Need to revive demand, slash GST rates by 50% for all sectors, says Assocham chief

In an interview with ThePrint, Assocham president Niranjan Hiranandani says RBI should also look at a one-time loan restructuring to prevent a banking system collapse.

Centre releases GST compensation of over 1.65 lakh crore to states, UTs for FY 2019-20

Maharashtra received the highest GST compensation from the Centre amounting to Rs 19,233 crores, followed by Karnataka which received Rs 18,628 crores.

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BJP has a problem of plenty in Phase 2. It can only go down from that

BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.