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GST mop-up slips below Rs 1 lakh cr-mark first time in four months, March collection at Rs 97,597 cr
•GST collections in March slipped below the psychological Rs 1 lakh crore-mark for the first time in four months to Rs 97,597 crore as COVID-19 lockdown that shut most businesses compounded tax collections in an already sluggish economy
GST collection crosses Rs 1 lakh cr-mark in February; gross revenue up 8% at Rs 1.05 lakh cr
•GST revenues during February from domestic transactions have shown a growth of 12 percent over the same month last year
GST collection crosses Rs 1 lakh cr mark for third month in a row in January; in line with set target
•The GST collection is in line with the target set by Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey after a high-level meeting with senior tax officials earlier this month.
GST fraud: Over 1,200 exporters untraceable, govt saves Rs 350 cr fake IGST refunds; involvement of customs brokers suspected
•Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has obligated customs brokers under their licensing conditions to independently verifying the KYC of exporters.
CBIC asks DGFT to tighten accreditation process of star exporters for curbing tax fraud
•The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has asked the Directorate General of Foreign Trade to make the accreditation system for star exporters more robust to curb tax fraud
GST system should be simplified for easy compliance, frequent tweaks in rates will not favour economy: NK Singh
Fp Staff •On Tuesday, a Parliamentary panel on finance observed that the GST collection slowed down in recent months and asked the government to prevent misuse of input tax credit.
Sushil Modi replaces Nirmala Sitharaman as head of Group of Ministers on IGST settlement
•Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Modi will be the convener of a Group of Ministers on Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) replacing Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, GST Council sources said on Tuesday
GST collections dip to 19-month low of Rs 91,916 cr in September; 75.94 lakh returns filed: Finance ministry
•The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in September declined to Rs 91,916 crore, as against Rs 98,202 crore in the preceding month, as per government data released on Tuesday
Union Budget 2019: Customs duty, a major source of govt revenue; helps keep imports under check, protect domestic industries
Fp Research •Customs duty in India comes under the Customs Act 1962 and Customs Tariff Act of 1975.
Union Budget 2019: Indirect taxes imposed by govt to generate revenue; levied equally upon all taxpayers
Fp Research •Indirect taxes can be defined as taxation on an individual or entity, which is ultimately paid for by another person.