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The finance minister stated that there is active work underway to review the current GST framework, including rate slabs, tax ...
GST Council to discuss reducing 12% tax slab and finalizing service intermediary tax treatment, aiming to simplify and ...
The new regime eliminates most exemptions — such as Sections 80C, 80D, HRA, and LTA — but compensates with reduced tax slabs.
Investors may rebalance and increase exposure to debt as most of the negative news flows are already in the price of the ...
It's been eight years of compensation cess on costly cars, tobacco and fizzy beverages. The Centre is willing to end the cess ...
KSCAA urges Union Finance Minister to reform Black Money Act (BMA) penalties. Sug-gestions include amnesty, proportional ...
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Budget, free market and democracy
Budget 2025-26 has brought some good news for democracy and free markets, showing that Pakistan has a chance to continue on ...
The Goods and Services Tax stands as a testament to India’s ability to undertake complex structural reforms through consensus and iteration. It has unified the national market, improved tax buoyancy, ...
The previous GST Council meeting took place on December 21, 2024, in Jaisalmer. Since then, many matters have remained ...
The federal budget for FY2025–26 has been set at Rs 17.57 trillion, marking a 7 percent decline from the revised figures of ...
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) statement on June 6 announced a reduction in the Repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.50 per ...
Amidst global economic uncertainties, Anil Rego of Right Horizons PMS suggests a strategic asset allocation for Indian ...