The GST Council has decided that exporters’ tax refunds, which have been pending, will be cleared over the next two weeks — those for July by 10 October, and for August by 18 October

GST Council decides to raise compensation limit to firms with Rs1 cr turnover

06 Oct 2017

GST Council likely to speed up tax refunds, address network woes

06 Oct 2017

Modi’s economy booster may come in GST rate cuts on 60 items

06 Oct 2017

Reports quoting finance ministry officials said the government has identified many items in the 28 per cent and 18 per cent GST brackets that would be brought down to 18 per cent and 12 per cent, respectively

Crackdown on shell companies may seal fate of 4.5 lakh company directors

05 Oct 2017

If demonetisation is a bold step, so is suicide: Arun Shourie

04 Oct 2017

Former disinvestment minister in the Atal Behari Vajpayee government, launched a blistering attack on the Narendra Modi government, blaming it squarely for the current economic slowdown and terming demonetisation as the “largest money-laundering scheme ever”

Petrol, diesel to cost less as centre cuts excise duty by Rs2 per litre

04 Oct 2017

The decision comes after the government increased excise duty on auto fuels nine times since the oil price fall, and state-run oil marketing companies increased petrol prices by Rs7.8 a litre and diesel rates by Rs5.7 a litre since July this year

Deadline for selling pre-GST goods with revised MRP extended till 31 December

30 Sep 2017

GST nets Rs90,669 cr in August as over 50% of 6.82 mn assessees pay tax

27 Sep 2017

Govt raises retirement age of doctors to 65 years

27 Sep 2017

High level panel set up to develop road map for 5G roll-out by 2020

27 Sep 2017

Trai to cut interconnect charge to Rs0.06 from 1 October

27 Sep 2017

After NITI Aayog, Modi now sets up Economic Advisory Council

26 Sep 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi felt the need for an Economic Advisory Council, nearly three years after the economic think tank NITI Aayog he set up brought in only reforms and no growth

PM launches 'Saubhagya' schemes, targets electricity for all

25 Sep 2017

The 'Saubhagya' schemes provide for free electricity for five years, among other benefits, to people belonging to socially and economically backward classes