GST mop-up at 7-month high, manufacturing PMI at 8-year high, but new projects down 81% in Q2
The data comes in the backdrop of simmering tension between the Centre and states over the promised compensation and ahead of the Council meeting on Monday
In September, the tax collected from import of goods was 102% and the revenues from domestic transaction were 105% of the revenues from these sources during the same month last year
Asserts that Centre must borrow to meet GST shortfall at this critical hour of Covid-19 pandemic, says states will reciprocate
The finance ministry on Saturday officially communicated the finer details of the two options to states to make up for the compensation shortfall by way of borrowings
Says will engage with other states to take collective steps
Estimates by Icra put the total gap at Rs 2.92 trillion against the ministry's estimates of Rs 2.35 trillion
FY20 is being considered for a 'more realistic comparison'
He tells Dilasha Seth, in an interview, that 58,000 cases will be assessed through the faceless mechanism by October.
Set to seek higher borrowing limits as revenues dry up
While not affirming new timelines for the simplified returns forms, Pandey says invoice matching is already happening at the back-end and quarterly payments are allowed for small taxpayers.
While Punjab and Kerala will press the GST Council to borrow in order to compensate states, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi called the idea "wishful thinking"
The journey has been a mixed bag, as several issues remain unresolved: Let's turn back and revisit what GST has attained and it couldn't
Pradhan, however, said Congress-ruled states were equally responsible for an overall rise in oil prices
The inflation rate in cigarettes hit double digits during July-March of FY18, but came down in the next two years
We are expecting a 15% decline in the state GDP in FY 21, said Issac Thomas
The government has rung up just about Rs 95,000 crore as GST in April and May together, and that is less than half compared with the collection in the corresponding months last year.
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Revival of economic activity should overwhelm its agenda
The dip in revenue collections is being attributed to the country being put under lockdown to contain the coronavirus from March 24 and return filing being deferred