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Centre will bring ATF in GST for discussion in next Council meet: FM

Centre will bring for discussion in next meeting of the GST Council the issue of bringing aviation turbine fuel (ATF) into the goods and services tax regime, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said

Covid LIVE: Increase RAT, encourage use of home test kits, govt to states

Any individual with cough, headache, sore throat, breathlessness, body ache, the recent loss of taste or smell, fatigue, and diarrhea should be considered as a suspect case of Covid, says Centre

Top headlines: Experts see rupee holding strong, Realme overtakes Samsung

Mobile device maker Realme has overtaken South Korean giant Samsung to grab the second spot in the branded smartphone market. More on that in today's top headlines

GST Council to meet on Sept 17, to review rate on Covid essentials

The GST Council will meet on September 17 in Lucknow which among other things may review concessional rates on Covid essentials

Will GST be structurally overhauled at the Council's meeting in Lucknow?

Apart from fewer slabs, the council will do well to take on issues like bringing petroleum under GST, addressing conflicting rulings of AARs and the issue of compensation to states beyond 2022

Top Headlines: GST meet to discuss Covid; TCS stock 'gives 3,000% return'

Business Standard brings you top news on Friday

GST Council to meet Saturday, discuss tax exemption on Covid-19 essentials

The council meet is expected to deliberate the exemption and concession on Covid-19 related items

NSE's Nifty50 index hits record high ahead of crucial GST Council meeting

Financials and materials stocks gained ahead of the 43rd GST Council meet to be chaired Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman later in the day

FM Nirmala Sitharaman to chair 43rd meeting of the GST Council today

The minister is scheduled to chair the meeting through video conferencing on Friday

Punjab FM writes to Sitharaman, says agenda for GST Council meeting mundane

Ahead of the GST Council meeting, Congress leader and Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Badal has written to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

We'll have to find vaccine resources if Centre doesn't help: Amit Mitra

In an Q&A, the West Bengal finance minister says differential pricing is absurd and will result in a huge additional outgo for states

Hold urgent GST meet to cut tax on key medicines, equipment: States

Also want to discuss extension of the compensation period beyond July 2022

Top headlines: Rich PF investors may opt for debt funds, GST slab merger

Following the backlash it received for the update to its privacy policy in early January, WhatsApp will now let users take a better look at the changes that have been proposed. Read top news here

Vital lessons from pandemic for a nation clawing back on to the growth path

While Centre-state cooperation on lockdown and vaccine roll-out are commendable, the fractious GST council meet and states not allowing in CBI could prove to be a spanner

GST revenues take a beating as Council tweaks rates far too often

Centre to propose one a year tweaking; states say proposal is not enough, slabs need to be changed, experts call for flexibility to cater to immediate needs

GST Council meet ends without reaching consensus on compensating states

This was the third meeting in a row that discussed compensation shortfall without a decision

With complications whittled down, the GST system has come of age

True, there are still a lot of niggling issues. But the major pain points have been mostly addressed

GST Council meet: Stalemate over compensation may see some solution today

Dissenting states may move SC, press for dispute resolution authority, refer matter to GoM

GST Council to discuss compensation issue for third time in a row on Monday

The projected total compensation shortfall in current fiscal stands at Rs 2.35 trillion

GST Council has no jurisdiction over borrowing by states: Govt sources

As such issue of voting in the Council over this issue does not arise, they say