With the reality of coalition politics staring the BJP in its face, this was inevitable, points out Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman leaves for Parliament to present the......
State governments have suggested a third alternative to the central government on the proposed Constitutional amendment for introduction of a goods and services tax.They've proposed a sub-committee......
In an attempt to get states to implement the Goods and Services Tax (GST) by next April, the Centre has softened its stance on most proposals in the draft Constitutional Amendment Bill that Finance......
Congress preparing a dissent note on the issue The government appears ready to accept the demand for full compensation to states for a period of five years after introduction of the proposed......
The Union government is pushing states to agree to its proposed Constitution amendment Bill on a goods and services tax when the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers meets here on October......
The proposed Goods & Services Tax (GST) on Tuesday got a fillip, with the Centre relenting on some key demands of states and paving the way for implementation of the indirect tax reform, albeit in......