Expanding the tax base has to be the central medium-term objective as we have such few taxpayers relative to voters,…
A day after Niti Aayog Deputy Chairman Arvind Panagariya spoke of the need to relook the CPI-inflation target of 4+/-2%…
With the US Federal Reserve raising interest rates for the first time in almost a decade, senior government officials on…
Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian said that there should not be much volatility in the Indian market due to US…
The Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) Arvind Subramanian on Thursday said the impact on India on the interest rates hike by…
Agreeing with Arvind Subramanian, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, “When death is preceeded by a prolonged illness, it becomes agonising.…
IIP growth for September has been revised upwards to 3.84 per cent while it was -2.7 per cent in October…
Chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian has recommended a standard GST rate of 17-18% for all services, higher than the 14.5%…
The Arvind Subramanian panel on revenue-neutral rate for the proposed goods and service tax (GST) has proposed that traders below…
Most states agree that the decision on the rollout of GST is now more of a political decision than an…
If all exemptions are removed and petroleum, alcohol, real estate, electricity, education and healthcare are brought under the GST, the…
The structure-related recommendations in the report endorse the idea of the GST in its actual spirit
Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian today defended a three-rate structure for GST, including a demerit or ‘sin’ tax of 40…
A government panel headed by Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian set up to decide on the goods and services tax…
The political cloud over the Goods and Services Tax (GST) hasn’t really lifted, but the government has made its case…
The Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian-headed panel on GST sought to break the political deadlock in the Parliament between…
In a recommendation that can break the political logjam over GST, a panel headed by the chief economic advisor today…