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Topic: GST

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

Jet fuel and natural gas to be among the first petroleum products to come under GST

Shruti Srivastava -
GST on jet fuel will ease the task of payment for airlines but may not necessarily pave way for monetary gains.

Only reason why Narendra Modi will return in 2019 is Rahul Gandhi

Shivam Vij -
The Congress president is not even trying to win the next Lok Sabha elections.

One year since it rolled out, GST remains a potent political tool to beat Modi govt with

Seshadri Chari -
A good tax system like GST, if badly implemented, can lead to high inflation and price rise, resulting in a political setback.

Why India needs to fix GST, publish GDP back-series before trying quick fixes for banks

Andy Mukherjee -
All kinds of patchwork solutions are in the works for reviving comatose state-run lenders that account for 70 per cent of India's banking sector.

GST is paying off, but budget hole fears stay

Anirban Nag -
Monthly receipts have picked up after GST's chaotic rollout, but are still not strong enough to meet annual tax target.

11 of family dead in Burari, 48 die in Uttarakhand bus crash, and 5 lynched in Maharashtra

Nandita Singh -
Front Page There’s definitely something fishy about the death of 11 family members in Burari, Delhi, Sunday, with 10 of them found hanging and one lying...

On first anniversary of GST, BJP lauds tax regime as Congress cites job losses

Kumar Anshuman -
Finance minister Arun Jaitley makes first public appearance since kidney surgery to address press meet on tax regime via video link.

Simplify GST to maintain high growth, IMF tells India

Lalit K Jha -
Also urges a clean-up of banks' balance sheets as it projects growth at 7.8% for FY 19-20.

As GST turns one, there’s good news and still some bad news

Mahua Venkatesh -
Ahead of GST’s anniversary, policymakers say tax collections have risen in the past year and that teething issues have been addressed.
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Wintrack vs Chennai Customs has unleashed middle class anger. And BJP must worry

+TFP Vir Sanghvi -
It’s hard to build a house, run a business, or do anything without paying bribes. And yet, citizens’ anger about this open, unchecked corruption won’t erupt into Anna Hazare-type rallies.

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Economy

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

Aneesa PA -
As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Defence

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

National Interest

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Shekhar Gupta -
Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.

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