Madras Day | An Anglo-Indian memory of St Thomas Mount

[ad_1] Dust devils spiral and mango trees creak with the weight of history as boys run about the sun-seared grounds. It is late afternoon at St Thomas Mount and outside the 1830-built St Thomas Garrison Church, you can hear the thump of cricket ball on bat. Not long ago, on these grounds adjoining the Mohite […]

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GST revenues grow 12.4% in February 2023

[ad_1] India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenues grew 12.4% in February 2023 to over ₹1.49 lakh crore, with tax receipts from goods imports rising 6% and domestic transactions along with services imports yielding 15% more, compared to a year ago.  The ₹1,49,577 crore gross GST kitty collected in February marks the 12th successive month […]

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Govt focusing on public expenditure to propel growth: Nirmala Sitharaman

[ad_1] Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses during a post-budget interactive session on Union Budget 2023-24 organised by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), in New Delhi, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. PHDCCI President Saket Dalmia is also seen. | Photo Credit: PTI Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the effort of the […]

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Parliament proceedings | GST compensation of ₹17,176 crore pending to States as on June: Govt.

[ad_1] Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman along with Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary. File. | Photo Credit: Kamal Narang The government on December 20 informed Rajya Sabha that GST compensation of ₹17,176 crore is pending to States as on June 2022. Replying to supplementaries during the Question Hour, […]

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Gaming firms evaded ₹22,936 crore GST from April 2019-November 2022: Centre

[ad_1] Pankaj Choudhary, MOS Finance. File. | Photo Credit: Kamal Narang The estimated evasion of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) by some gaming companies, including online platforms, which was under investigation by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs formations, was about ₹22,936 crore from April 2019 to November 2022, according to the […]

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GST Council to meet virtually on December 17

[ad_1] 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 […]

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Centre releases ₹17,000 crore GST compensation to States; total ₹1.15 lakh crore released this fiscal

[ad_1] Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI The Central government has released ₹17,000 crore to States towards balance GST compensation, taking the total amount released so far this fiscal to over ₹1.15 lakh crore, the Finance Ministry said on Friday. “With this release, the Centre has released, in advance, the entire […]

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NAA to wind up; GST anti-profiteering complaints to be taken up by CCI from December 1

[ad_1] File photo used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto “All Goods & Services Tax (GST) anti-profiteering complaints would be dealt with by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) from December 1 as the extended tenure of National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA) ends this month,” an official said on November 15. “A notification […]

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