Business Line

Are States’ GST collections on track?

The need for shifting from the erstwhile VAT to Goods and Service Tax (GST) regime was felt because Value Added Tax continued to be complicated, cascading and inefficient. GST was seen as a ...
The Financial Express

Fast-track GST refund, else Rs 65,000 cr may be stuck: Exporters ask government

Council for Leather Exports Vice Chairman P Ahmed said that exporters are faced with challenging times due to GST and need immediate refund of taxes. Fearing that a staggering Rs 65,000 crore could ...
The Financial Express

Government to track down GST defaulters, warns Sushil Modi

Using data analytics, the government would track down and penalise defaulters of Goods and Services Tax (GST), said Group of Ministers (GoM) on GST Network ChairmanSushil Kumar Modi on Saturday. “We ...
Business Line

GST mop-up on track; fisc not under threat

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections for December 2017 show an increase, but despite this there are concerns that the tepid collections since July could pose a problem on the fiscal deficit ...
Mint

India’s GST database is a gold mine for just-in-time policy responses

In an economy as vast as India’s, timing is everything. Policymakers need to know not just what is happening, but when. Yet, our most important measure of economic performance, gross domestic product ...