Thomas Issac

GST Council meet starts today: Trust deficit between Centre, states widen; is April deadline a tall order?

Some states feel the Centre is dictating terms, an indication that the widening trust deficit may make meeting the deadline a tall task

Battle ground GST Council: Proposed additional cess may queer the pitch at meeting today

The proposed additional cess is likely to add to the tax burden of certain goods; it will prove to be the political hot potato today at the meeting

GST: 14 states ratify; cos want 18% rate but states seek assurance on passing on benefit

The state governments have sought an assurance from the corporates that they will indeed pass on the benefits of lower rate to the consumer

GST Bill: Congress cornered as states, Centre reach broad consensus on way forward

There are indications that the government may now bring the GST bill in Rajya Sabha next week instead of earlier plans of doing it this week

‘Fat tax’ levied by Kerala govt shows that all’s not well in God’s own country

The 14.5% ‘fat tax’ announced by Kerala on 8 July on fast food like pizzas and burgers is an indicator that when it comes to health, all’s not well in the state.

Kerala does a U-turn, backs out of GST commitment: Mitra

In the 14 June meeting of the empowered committee of the state finance ministers, all states except Tamil Nadu had agreed to support the GST Bill.

New Kerala gov. will face major fund crunch: experts

Kerala has outstanding liabilities of over Rs.141,500 crore, which is over 28.5 percent of its gross domestic product.