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After demonetisation and GST, slow response on corona is latest disaster of centralisation

Modi govt is perceived as ‘strong’ because of its centralised functioning, but its slow response on Covid-19 exposes the risks that come with such style of governance.

GST on mobile phones raised to 18% from 1 April, MRO services for aircraft slashed to 5%

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also decided to waive late fees for delayed filing of returns for those with a turnover of less than Rs 2 crore for 2018 and 2019.

Modi is Trump’s man, the ‘odd’ GST fire & crisis aboard Maha Vikas Aghadi Express

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Not just Manish Sisodia’s OSD, more officers in Delhi GST dept under CBI scanner

Manish Sisodia’s OSD, Gopal Krishna Madhav was arrested Thursday night for allegedly accepting bribes to waive GST duty of transporters. 

Delhi traders say BJP ‘punished’ them with GST & by sealing shops, but AAP not the solution

Sealing of shops in Delhi in 2017 to crack the whip on ‘unauthorised constructions’ is one of biggest issues weighing on the minds of the traders this election.

Modi govt nets Rs 1.1 lakh crore from GST collection in January

This is the second time since the introduction of Goods and Service Tax in July 2017 that the monthly revenues have crossed Rs 1.1 lakh crore.

Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Modi wants states to spend, borrow more to battle economic slowdown

In an interview to ThePrint, Sushil Modi says many states favour increasing the state fiscal deficit limit to 3.5% of GSDP from the existing 3%.

It’s time to lower expectations from the economy, and not try to do too much in the Budget

India is paying the price for trying to do too much in past Budgets, and sectors that have been bled white, such as telecom and govt companies, are worst hit.

Mattoo on Pandits’ Kashmir problem, R Ramachandran praises Constitution, 3 faults in GST

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Fake firms, fake invoices and credit fraud — how it went all wrong for GST in just 2 years

GST authorities are registering evermore tax evasion cases as tech failure, lack of oversight and a lax approach have left India’s indirect tax regime vulnerable.

On Camera

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.