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GST 2.0: Q2 sales to see a dip, but companies project firm demand going ahead

September 29, 2025 7:58 am

FMCG major Hindustan Unilever has already flagged the risk of “near flat to low-single digit” consolidated business growth in Q2, which it sees spilling over till October as well.

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P Chidambaram writes: Reading from the same hymn book

September 27, 2025 11:58 pm

RBI describes the reduction in rates as landmark GST reforms. What is ‘reformative’ about cutting the high and multiple rates of tax that were the original sin? The design of the GST laws was wrong, the tax structure was wrong, the rules and regulations were wrong, the tax rates were wrong, and the implementation of the GST laws was wrong

Day 1 of GST cut: 6-fold surge in credit card online payments to Rs 10,000 crore

September 26, 2025 5:37 am

Just a day earlier, on September 21, credit card transactions had amounted to a modest Rs 1,514 crore across 36.16 lakh purchases. The GST relief set off a consumption frenzy, and by the next day, transactions had surged to nearly 95 lakh.

Effective September 22, GST will be a two-tier structure wherein majority of goods and services will attract tax of 5 and 18 per cent.

‘GST 2.0 has brought smiles on faces of businessmen’: BJP MP, trader body chief

September 25, 2025 7:20 am

MP Praveen Khandelwal, who is a prominent businessman from Old Delhi, says the GST rejig will result in more accurate tax return filings, more spending power

Taken as a whole, the policies announced by the Prime Minister neither promote self-reliance nor benefit ordinary people

GST reform to lower retail prices, boost consumption: RBI article

September 25, 2025 5:37 am

Starting September 22, the government has introduced a two-slab structure of 5 per cent and 18 per cent, abolishing the earlier four-rate tax regime.

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GST Appellate Tribunal formally launched, to begin hearings from December

September 25, 2025 4:42 am

The filing of appeals under GSTAT will happen in a staggered manner, with old cases going to get prioritised first, officials said.

GST reforms created festive atmosphere, market upbeat: BJP

September 23, 2025 7:07 pm

BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra said record sales have been reported from Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Mahindra, Tata and other automobile companies, while bikes and small vehicles are also in high demand.

GST 2.0 and the evolving dynamics of fiscal federalism

September 24, 2025 9:52 am

The nature of centre-state financial relations has undergone significant transformations with institutional and systemic reforms. But why have concerns over revenue sharing or borrowing restrictions often resulted in debates on fiscal federalism and autonomy?

GST 2.0 tax slash brings cheers to consumers, industry says ‘inverted duty continues to hurt’

September 23, 2025 10:07 am

The prices of milk sold by cooperatives like Verka have decreased by Re 1 to Rs 2 per litre, as announced by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann last week.

In turbulent times, India needs a reimagined 'swadeshi' industry

September 23, 2025 7:23 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's interpretation of Swadeshi -- no matter from which country the company comes from or even if the product has a foreign name, it should be manufactured in India -- sends quite the right signal.

GST VIDEOS

The Agrarian Unrest Part 1: This could be the Narendra Modi government’s biggest problem

June 22, 2020 6:09 pm

Thousands of farmers from across the country have taken to the streets. ‘Dilli chalo’ is their slogan. What do they want? And is agrarian distress this government’s biggest problem? Harish Damodaran explains.

Why a leader is aligning with someone is more important that who aligns with who; Mamata Banerjee has a major role: Amit Mitra, Bengal Finance Minister

June 22, 2020 6:10 pm

Bengal FM Amit Mitra talks about demonetisation, the problems with GST, failing Centre-state relations, the need for protecting and building institutions such as the RBI and CBI, investments in the state, and what the BJP “doesn’t get about Bengal".