Tag: Goods and Services Tax
India hikes tobacco taxes: Excise duty replaces GST compensation cess
Compensation cess to be replaced by excise levy
The government has imposed an additional excise duty on tobacco products from 1 February 2026, a move...
GST authorities slap Rs 458 crore penalty on IndiGo
IndiGo disputes GST order for FY 2019–23
India’s largest airline IndiGo on Tuesday said tax authorities have imposed a Goods and Services Tax (GST) demand...
UPI transactions surge 13% in October, set to hit record ₹28...
Festive spending and GST cuts drive highest-ever monthly digital payments
India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is witnessing a record-breaking festive season boom, with the average...
IMF raises India’s FY26 growth forecast to 6.6% despite US tariff...
India remains global growth engine as GDP forecast rises to 6.6%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday raised India’s GDP growth forecast for 2025–26...
Could Dr Subba Rao be wrong? Did GST rob the South?
Why South India’s GST ‘losses’ are a myth
When it comes to India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST), too many economists and politicians may be...
GST enforcement should be balanced with sensitivity: SBI Research amid Karnataka...
SBI research sounds alarm on GST overreach amid Karnataka UPI uproar
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) enforcement should be balanced with sensitivity, as aggressive...
What becomes cheaper and costlier after the latest GST Council meeting?...
Key decisions from the 55th GST Council meeting
The 55th GST Council meeting, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, on December...
ED conducts raids in Gujarat in GST fraud case. Raided The...
ED conducts multi-city raids in Gujarat in GST fraud case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted multi-city searches in Gujarat in connection with a...
Centre to roll out pan-India biometric authentication to prevent GST fraud
Pan-India launch of biometric authentication to check fake invoicing: FM Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has...
Zomato gets GST demand and penalty order worth Rs.11.81 crore
Zomato fined Rs.11.81 cr GST for July 2017 to March 2021; company plans to appeal
Zomato received a goods and services tax (GST) demand and penalty...














