Education, healthcare and pilgrimages will continue to be out of service tax net even under the GST regime as the Centre is against giving any shock...

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday that the Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.2 per cent in 2017 and by 7.7 per cent in 2018.

Embarrassing the government, the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday suggested five amendments in the Finance Bill and returned it to the Lok Sabha.

The four GST Bills - Central Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, Integrated GST Bill, Compensation GST Bill and Union Territory GST Bill 2017 - were passed in the Lower House on Wednesday - clearing the decks for the roll-out of the new indirect tax regime from July 1.

The Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Bill, 2017, along with three other GST Bills were moved for consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha.

Introducing four bills to give effect to the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Jaitley said the legislations will have to be passed by Parliament and one by each of the state assemblies to turn India into one market with a single tax rate.

India is not happy with the label of world's biggest importer of arms, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday."India has third-largest armed...

With all five draft laws now being given the green signal by the Council, they will next be sent to the Cabinet for approval and subsequently to Parliament, which is currently in session, for the final nod.

The Finance Ministry has refused to disclose whether its boss Arun Jaitley was consulted before the announcement of demonetisation by Prime Minister...

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