India’s GST overhaul may slash rates on essentials like food, cement, insurance, and small cars, while hiking taxes on luxury…
White-collar hiring rose 3% in August 2025, driven by non-IT sectors like insurance, hospitality, and travel. Startups and unicorns boosted…
Ahead of the GST Council’s crucial meeting here on September 3-4 to restructure the indirect tax, experts and industry executives…
The Indian government is formulating a support package for MSMEs, including a potential 100% credit guarantee scheme and a loan…
States’ capex grew 19% YoY in April-July FY26 to Rs 1.36 lakh crore, aided by Centre’s interest-free loans, though July…
GST rate cuts on FMCG, autos, white goods and essentials are likely to take effect by mid-September, ahead of Navratri…
India is considering a major GST reform that could introduce a special 40% tax rate on motorcycles with engines of…
A high-level Group of Ministers (GoM) has approved the Centre’s proposal to overhaul the GST regime, paving the way for…
Govt’s proposed GST reforms with a two-tier structure may lead to a Rs 60,000 crore annual revenue loss, but officials…
Centre’s 50-year interest-free capex loans to states cross Rs 40,000 crore in FY26, with approvals nearing Rs 60,000 crore. Linked…
The sumptuary tax however may require legal changes. It is for the GST Council and the government to work this…
Govt may cut GST on buses from 28% to 18% and tractors from 12% to 5% to boost sales and…
The Centre plans quick follow-up reforms after GST restructuring by September-October 2025. A new Task Force will outline next-gen reforms…
Govt plans a two-tier GST structure by October with 5% and 18% slabs, cutting tax on daily-use goods like cement,…
India’s net direct tax collections have dropped by nearly 4% as of August 11, weighed down by tax relief measures…
Trump’s punitive tariff on India has revived the “Swadeshi” mantra. FE examines whether the country can meet its growth targets,…
A proposed 50% US tariff on Indian goods, a retaliation for Russia oil imports, could significantly impact India’s economic growth,…
DBT helped the government save Rs 4.31 lakh crore since FY15 by removing fake beneficiaries and plugging subsidy leakages across…
