The GST Council has held discussions in a 'harmonious and collaborative spirit' in the 30 meetings that have taken place so far, FinMin said in a statement
The first meeting of the 'Nudge Team' will be called soon by the Principal Director General GST to decide on the strategy to adopt the new approach at the field level
He pointed out that countries had taken as long as 10 years for their GST systems to stabilise
The central government had earlier said any service made by an employer to an employee, as part of a contractual agreement, would not come under the GST ambit
In the absence of an Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling, it is not possible for aggrieved entities to contest the verdict passed by the Authority for Advance Rulings
"In this regard, it is to clarify that the taxpayers who have opted to pay tax under the composition levy shall not furnish the data in serial number 4A of Table 4 of Form GSTR-4,"
While relief and rehabilitation are covered under existing funds, the new levy will cover reconstruction
Exporters had earlier approached various courts over restrictions imposed for availing advance authorisation licences under the GST regime
His comments came a day after the Centre cut petrol and diesel prices by Rs 2.50 per litre
So far, businesses and transporters are required to broadly mention the distance and place of loading and unloading of consignments for generating e-way bill
As many as 6.7 million Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns were filed in September
The Central GST Act provides for creation of a Consumer Welfare Fund wherein undue benefits made by businesses under the GST law have to be deposited, if it cannot be passed on to the recipient
Several exporters availing benefits of the EPCG scheme have received refunds of IGST while many have been denied similar refund
He said the Modi government has "destroyed" small businesses and employment through demonetisation and 'Gabbar Singh Tax', a reference to GST
Under the Compensation Act, states have been promised 14 per cent growth in their revenue every year with 2015-16 as the base year
He also sought to know why the prices of petrol and diesel did not decline with a fall in the global crude prices
Despite the myriad legislative changes on account of GST, Section 64-A continues abated as it has not been amended
The revenue from GST stood at Rs 939.60 billion in July, while it was at Rs 964.83 billion in June this year
Credits not allowed to be offset for output liability are costs to business
Most durables companies say they have passed on GST tax benefits after the 10 percentage point cut in July