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GST Collections in May 2022
In the month of May 2022, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue stood at around Rs 1.41 lakh crore. This is a 44 percent increase in comparison to May 2021. The GST collection in May was lower than what ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Agricultural Infrastructure and Development Cess
The Finance Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced an agricultural infrastructure and development cess (AIDC) on some goods while presenting Union Budget 2021. AIDC was announced to provide support to those sector that has been one bright spot amid the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
42nd GST Council Meet held
On October 5, 2020, Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitaraman chaired the 42nd GST Council Meet. Key Highlights The GST Council could not finalize borrowing plans of states to meet the compensation short fall after eight hours of meet. 18% of ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Nagaland has imposed a COVID-19 Cess on Petroleum
States are starting to target petroleum for revenue. Nagaland recently imposed a cess on petrol and diesel sales. Cess Cess is a type of tax that is charged on a commodity over and above the base tax liability of the ..
Labour Ministry transfers Cess Funds for the Construction Workers to fight against COVID-19
On March 24, 2020, the Ministry of Labour and Employment transferred funds to the account of construction workers in the backdrop of outbreak of COVID-19. Highlights The Labour Ministry has directed the state governments and Union Territories to transfer Rs ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
GST Revenue Collection Report for November 2019
According to a report published by the Ministry of Finance, Gross Goods and Services Tax(GST) revenue collected in November was Rs 1,03,492 crore out of which Central GST (CGST) is around Rs 19,592 crore, State GST (SGST) of Rs 27,144 ..
Cess for Disaster Relief
The rapidly changing climate and the rising temperatures have led to a spate of floods, droughts, and other natural disasters. Not only do the natural disasters cause the loss of life and limb, but cause loss of public and private ..
Budget 2019 : Petrol/Diesel Prices
The Union Budget has made the following changes to its hydrocarbon policy for better revenue realization- The Union Budget 2019 has raised the excise duty and the road & infrastructure cess on the auto fuel by Rs 2 each. This ..