The Latest Breaking News from GST

The Goods and Services Tax regime needs a holistic reform plan

Beyond the macro resilience that the GST numbers indicate, a few areas of concern deserve closer scrutiny from policymakers and the GST Council

The overall trajectory of GST revenues offers a window to simplify and rationalise the complex multiple rate GST structure

TN CM Stalin launches 'Speaking for India' podcast series, criticizes BJP govt for failing to fulfill poll promises, using religion as weapon to hide shortcomings. He calls for I.N.D.I.A. alliance to save India from BJP's communal politics & hate-inciting policies, restore social justice & State autonomy.

Finance dept. verifying accusations of IGST evasion by CM's daughter; Congress, BJP using it to campaign for Puthuppally bypoll; CPI(M) defending it as honest biz transaction; Isaac accused Congress of hiding behind smokescreen; Kuzhalnadan invited Isaac to inspect his finances; Satheesan using it to disparage CPI(M); Chandrasekhar accused crony capitalism…

New extracts released ahead of the government’s Intergenerational Report show it warns Australia’s economy will grow more slowly in the coming 40 years than in previous decades.

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: What's wrong with Labour governing by focus group, if its GST and parental leave policies help it win back support? And National is about to release its party list for the election with little room to diversify its team.

Every single tax expert seems up in arms about the exemption of GST on fresh fruit and vegetables. But most haven't noticed Labour failed to say anything about the long-overdue inflation adjustment to tax thresholds, writes Dr Eric Crampton

BRS releases booklet, CD titled '100 Lies of BJP' to expose BJP govt's 'lies and failures'. Booklet covers failed promises of BJP, including jobs, inflation, GST, Internet, Housing, AP Reorganisation Act promises. BRS social media ran '#100AbadhaalaBJP' campaign for 4 months.