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Modi-Sonia warmth, GST bonhomie are all fine but it's wartime in Gujarat, UP
Ambsahay • 9 years agoThe smooth passage of the Constitutional Amendment Bill on GST might have surprised many doubting Thomases.
Why some economists think GST is over-hyped: It won't help you or me
Debobrat Ghose • 9 years agoA common tax rate will imply that all basic and essential goods prices will rise, and even if some final goods prices fall, the rate of inflation will go up, they say
GST Bill: Good job Cabinet, it's only a matter of time now
Fp Staff • 9 years agoWith the Centre accepting the changes, the NDA government has indeed made a giant step forward to bring on board all the state governments
GST Bill gets another push towards law as cabinet drops 1% additional tax
• 9 years agoThe government plans to roll out GST by 1 April, 2017, and is working overtime to build consensus to get the Bill passed in the ongoing session.
GST Bill: Centre, states make headway, agree in principle to cut tax rate
• 9 years agoGST would subsume all indirect taxes like excise, sales and service levies. In the new regime, there will be one Central GST or C-GST and State GST or S-GST.
GST hope: Regional satraps come in handy for Modi govt to checkmate Congress
Sanjay • 9 years agoBehind that exultation the BJP has preferred to maintain caution until the GST Bill actually clears its parliamentary hurdle.
Arun Jaitley hits back at Manmohan Singh on FB, asks him to advise his own party on GST
Fp Staff • 9 years agoPM Modi hopes to roll out GST in 2016
Fp Archives • 10 years agoModi said the government has taken decisive steps to remove long pending concerns of investors.
Assam included in India-Bangladesh land swap agreement: All you need to know about the deal
Fp Editors • 10 years agoPrime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement to finally operationalise the contentious Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh and a Parliamentary standing committee's endorsement may just bring to close a land deal that has been over 40 years in the offing.
Here's what's wrong with the GST Council proposed by the new bill
Muralidharan • 10 years agoThe meetings of the GST Council can proceed with a quorum of 50 percent and decisions will be taken with a at least three-fourth weighted majority voting for a resolution.