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Last Updated:September 21, 2025, 17:05 is Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 5 PM, likely to touch upon the new tax measures. PM Modi addresses the nation. (X) PM Modi Address Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins to address the nation. “PM Narendra Modi will be addressing the nation at 5 PM…
Last Updated:September 03, 2025, 19:28 is The two-day meeting of the apex tax body began on September 3 and will conclude on September 4 Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the 56th meeting of the GST Council on Wednesday, in New Delhi. (Photo Credit: X handle/ Finance Ministry) The GST Council on September 3 approved…
The GST Council meeting has started and tomorrow the results of this meeting will be announced, which is expected that many objects will be cheaper. There has been a great boom before the decision in the stock market regarding this expectation. Today there was a lot of instability in the market in early trade, but…
From simplification to slab cuts: What to expect from upcoming GST Council meet? India may be heading for changes in its goods and services tax (GST) system since it was introduced eight years ago. The upcoming GST Council meeting, likely to be held in August 2025 after the monsoon session of Parliament, could bring key…
New Delhi: Popcorn, the ultimate movie-time snack, is now in the spotlight for a surprising reason—taxes. Government sources have confirmed that loose popcorn sold in cinemas will continue to attract a 5 per cent GST just like restaurant services, as reported by PTI. If popcorn is bundled with a movie ticket then it will be…
GST Council 55th Meeting: The GST Council on Saturday postponed a decision on cutting tax rate on life and health insurance premiums, officials said. The 55th meeting of the GST Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising state counterparts, decided that some more technicalities needed to be ironed out and tasked the…
55th GST Council Meeting Today Live: The GST Council meeting is discussing various issues related to goods and services tax (GST) on Saturday. The decisions of the 55th GST Council meeting, which is currently underway, will be officially announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the next few hours. However, according to reports citing sources,…
GST On Health Insurance Premium: The Group of Ministers (GoM) is expected to recommend exempting goods and services tax (GST) on term life insurance premiums and health insurance premiums paid by senior citizens. However, the Official’s premiums paid for health insurance coverage of above Rs 5 lakh will continue to attract 18 per cent GST….
New Delhi: As the government focuses on GST 2.0 which further eases tax laws, enhance tax simplification and adoption of technology, the ministerial panel tasked to rationalise rates is deliberating on lowering GST on essential items like health insurance and tractors up to 5 per cent. As tractor segment volumes saw marginal growth (year-on-year) in…
Reported By: Mohammad Haris Last Updated: September 09, 2024, 16:20 IST 54th GST Council Meeting LIVE Updates: Even as the 54th meeting of the GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, is underway, the finance ministry is expected to hold a press conference post 5 pm to announce the decisions. The meeting took place…