Bring GST, manage resources better in 12th plan: Ahluwalia to states
October 22nd, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The states must agree to reforms such as the Goods and Services Tax (GST), reduce their respective fiscal deficit and manage crucial resources such ... Read more...
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Centre trying to bulldoze GST through: Jayalalithaa
August 22nd, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 22 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday charged the central government with trying to bulldoze in parliament the Constitution (115th Amendment) Bill, 2011, introducing the ... Read more...
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GST won’t hamper states’ fiscal autonomy: Finance secretary
June 28th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) The introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) will not hamper fiscal autonomy of the states, union Finance Secretary Sunil Mitra said Tuesday.Mitra's comments came in ... Read more...
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Finance ministry hopeful of breaking GST deadlock
October 29th, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The finance ministry is hopeful of building a consensus on the goods and service tax (GST) as the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers met in Goa ... Read more...
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States’ demand on GST not acceptable: Revenue Secretary
September 29th, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (AINS) The demand for changes in the goods and services tax (GST) structure by Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states like Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat is not acceptable as ... Read more...
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DTC bill in current session, GST will be delayed
August 24th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The government is likely to introduce the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) bill in the current monsoon session of Parliament, but the constitution amendment bill on GST ... Read more...
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Cooperate on GST, Pranab urges states (Lead)
August 5th, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Thursday urged Rajya Sabha members to push their state governments for a goods and services tax (GST) regime, a day afer the ... Read more...
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Pranab seeks cooperation on GST
August 5th, 2010 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A day afer the states rejected the centre's proposal for a constitutional amendment to introduce a goods and services tax (GST), Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Thursday ... Read more...
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