Excise

Increasing poppy cultivation in Kashmir leaves hospitals battling surge of drug dependence cases; locals seek prompt action from authorities

This year, the officials admitted, the drive to destroy the poppy crop in Kashmir was delayed in the wake of clashes between security forces and youth before and during the parliamentary polls.

Banning liquor cannot be the standalone solution

Prohibition is not the only answer. India needs a comprehensive national policy to tackle alcohol

Toll in hooch tragedy crosses 80; over 200 arrested in Uttar Pradesh after crack down on sale, distribution of illicit liquor

After poisoning from illicit liquor led to over 80 deaths in Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring Uttarakhand, authorities launched a crackdown on the sale and distribution of spurious alcohol and took action against excise and police officials.

Congress leader Ajay Maken begins signature campaign against fuel price rise in Delhi

Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken on Sunday began a campaign in the national capital to collect 10 lakh signatures against the rise in the price of petrol and diesel.

GST not an easy reform to implement, evoked great public support, says Arun Jaitley

Following the rollout of GST, the number of registrants originally paying taxes like VAT, Excise and Service Tax, which was around Rs 80 lakh, has been growing said Jaitley

Venkaiah Naidu calls for collective responsibility to tackle drug menace, urges excise officials to be wary

It is the collective responsibility of a society to tackle drug menace, NDA's vice-presidential nominee M Venkaiah Naidu said

Smriti Irani calls GST a 'great step towards transparency', urges business community to adopt tax reform

Calling the Goods and Services Tax (GST) a "great step towards transparency," Union minister Smriti Irani Saturday urged the business community to become a part of this historic tax reform

GST from 1 July: Registrations for ecommerce, new companies to begin on 25 June

Also, existing excise, service tax and VAT assessees will get another chance to migrate to the GSTN portal as registration for them too opens on Sunday next and will remain open for three months.

Successful demonetisation will help raise revenues in long run, says World Bank report

Informal economy accounted for over half of India's GDP as of 2008-09 and 82 percent of non-agricultural employment.

Small, mid-sized cars may cost more after GST rollout from 1 July

Small cars currently attract a 12.5 percent central excise duty. Another 14.5-15 percent VAT is levied by states, taking the total tax incidence to 27-27.5 percent.