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Topic: GST

Can 2019 budget revive economy & win back note ban/GST-hit voters or too little, too late?

Acting Finance Minister Piyush Goyal delivered the 2019 interim budget Friday. The budget included several pre-poll promises such as income support for farmers, pension plans...

GST collections could be the biggest headache in Modi govt’s budget

Economists expect shortfall in GST collections to be around Rs 1.5 lakh crore. The budgeted collection was Rs 7.44 lakh crore.

Nothing easy about GST’s e-way bill, it’s fickle & breeds corruption, truckers complain

Frequent changes and increasing compliance requirements in e-way bill, along with alleged corruption and rent seeking, troubling transporters.

Modi govt turns to RBI for help before elections

RBI may cough up as much as Rs 40 billion to help the Modi government make up some of its revenue shortfall this fiscal.

Urban affairs ministry demands 4 times more funds for states to overcome losses due to GST

Ministry says with entertainment tax, advertisement tax and other such taxes subsumed into GST, some municipalities struggling to generate income.

India needs to fix the growing inequality between poorer east and richer south

Social sector spending by the poorer states remains lower than in the better-off ones. If they are to catch up, this is the opposite of what it should be.

Sadly for BJP, Indians don’t vote based on fictional works like The Accidental Prime Minister

Nervous about their own poor performance, BJP is hoping that a cock and bull story will get it votes in 2019.

After landing punches, Modi govt rushes with balm for MSME sector ahead of elections

RBI permits banks to restructure loan accounts of MSMEs that are under stress. But MSMEs still not happy.

MSME loan restructuring has only postponed bad assets problem of banks

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Five major challenges that shook India’s economy in 2018

From GST to RBI to NPAs, both institutions and governance had a turbulent ride.

On Camera

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.