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GST Collections in May 2022

June 2, 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 ..

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Agricultural Infrastructure and Development Cess

February 2, 2021

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 ..

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42nd GST Council Meet held

October 5, 2020

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 ..

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Nagaland has imposed a COVID-19 Cess on Petroleum

May 1, 2020

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

March 24, 2020

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 ..

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GST Revenue Collection Report for November 2019

December 2, 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 ..