Renewable Energy industry sees boost to domestic manufacturing, lower tariffs with GST reductions 

Renewable Energy industry sees boost to domestic manufacturing, lower tariffs with GST reductions 

Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: istock/imacoconut The GST Council’s recommendation to reduce the taxation rate on renewable energy devices, relating to solar, wind and biogas, and on parts required to manufacture them, from 12% to 5% has been welcomed by the industry as a step towards spurring domestic manufacturing by easing capital expenditures. […]

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Diwali cheer for car buyers after GST cut across segments

Diwali cheer for car buyers after GST cut across segments

The goods and services tax overhaul is set to deliver major price cuts for car buyers this festive season across segments as the entry-level and mid-segment cars priced up to ₹14 lakh see upto 13% reduction in GST and cess making them more attractive to a price sensitive segment, and high-end cars with engines above 1200 […]

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GST Rate Cut for Auto Stocks Boosts Mahindra Shares Nearly 8 Percent

GST Rate Cut for Auto Stocks Boosts Mahindra Shares Nearly 8 Percent

Auto stocks surged on Thursday (September 4, 2025) morning trade, with Mahindra & Mahindra climbing nearly 8%, as small cars and entry-level bikes are set to get cheaper with the GST Council approving a complete overhaul of the tangled Goods and Services Tax regime. GST Council meeting LIVE Shares of Mahindra & Mahindra jumped 7.75%, […]

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GST Council meeting LIVE: Automobile stocks soar to 11-month high

GST Council meeting LIVE: Automobile stocks soar to 11-month high

The Union Finance Ministry has reduced the GST rate on small cars to 18% from 28%, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., Tata Motors Ltd. and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., all of whose stocks peaked in nearly 11 months. The GST Council has reduced the rate on small cars, less than four metres in length with petrol […]

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GST Council meet: Jammu and Kashmir CM Abdullah seeks central support for terror-hit economy

GST Council meet: Jammu and Kashmir CM Abdullah seeks central support for terror-hit economy

Highlighting the devastating impact of the Pahalgam terror attack on the economy of Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday (September 3, 2025) sought the Centre’s support to deal with the situation. The Union Territory (UT) was facing a severe fiscal crisis as its public revenues had “collapsed” in the aftermath of […]

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GST Council begins key meeting to discuss Centre’s rate cut proposals

GST Council begins key meeting to discuss Centre’s rate cut proposals

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, during the 56th meeting of the GST Council, in New Delhi on September 3, 2025. Several CM’s of States attend the meeting. | Photo Credit: ANI The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council began its two-day meeting on Wednesday (September 3, […]

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Stock markets bounce back amid volatility; Sensex closes higher 410 points

Stock markets bounce back amid volatility; Sensex closes higher 410 points

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher in a volatile session on Wednesday (September 3, 2025), driven by a rally in metal stocks and optimism related to the GST Council meeting. After oscillating between highs and lows, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 409.83 points or 0.51%, to settle at 80,567.71. During the day, the […]

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Centre moots two-rate GST system as part of PM Modi’s ‘Diwali gift’

Centre moots two-rate GST system as part of PM Modi’s ‘Diwali gift’

Representational image only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Diwali gift” to the people of India, of reforms to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system, will likely be across three pillars — structural reforms, rate rationalisation, and ease of living — and could entail a shift to a two-rate GST system […]

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GST Council to meet virtually on December 17

GST Council to meet virtually on December 17

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will chair the meeting. File. | Photo Credit: PTI The 48th meeting of the GST Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will be held on December 17. “The 48th Meeting of the GST Council will be held on 17th December, 2022 by video conference,” the GST Council said […]

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GST Council meeting in August to decide on extension of compensation to States: Karnataka CM

GST Council meeting in August to decide on extension of compensation to States: Karnataka CM

After incurring huge revenue loss in the two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, States have sought an extension of the compensation mechanism for another five years, till 2027 After incurring huge revenue loss in the two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, States have sought an extension of the compensation mechanism for another five years, till […]

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