The recent 'revelation' by TN fishers freed by Sri Lanka after they had paid up Lankan rupees 50,000 each in fines, that their hair was tonsured in prison and they were forced to remove their......
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......
If you think that revenue officials are going berserk, acting on their own, while the government chants the mantra of 'ease of doing business', you would be wrong.These moves appear to have full......
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......
Sushil Kumar Modi, deputy chief minister and finance minister of Bihar, chairs the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers negotiating the proposed goods and services tax.He tellsBusiness......
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......