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The GST council announced the GST rates for goods and services on 18th May and 3rd June 2017. They have opted to lower the incidence of tax on common mass-use items to ensure that the prices are reduced in GST regime. We already know that the GST rates will ...

'Sreedharan epitomises the way in which an Indic ethos can be brought to bear upon the seemingly intractable problems facing India,' says Rajeev Srinivasan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Ten years ago, I wrote about the then Presidential election in India, bemoaning the fact that A P J Abdul Kalam, eminently qualified to continue, had been pushed aside by the Congress. Now that we are in the throes of another election, it's worth revisiting the entire drama, from first principles. To ...

Posted by Equitymaster Indian share markets continued to trade just above the dotted line during the afternoon session as investors kept track of the two-day monetary policy meeting of the US Federal Reserve, which is due to announce its decision today. At ...

'The economy is suffering (perhaps 'enjoying' is a better word) the lowest credit demand in decades; banks are struggling with stressed loans equivalent to near 10 per cent of GDP,' points out Devangshu Datta.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Lawrence Summers called Donald Trump's first Budget 'ludicrous.' It makes extravagant assumptions of high GDP growth for a decade. It also makes the elementary mistake of double-counting. Mr Trump proposes to cut tax rates and to make spending cuts.

Posted by Equitymaster Global financial markets ended the week on a mixed note. It has been one of the most eventful weeks in the recent times, with leading world equity markets scaling record highs and then plunging in one of the sharpest cross-asset routs ...

Posted by Equitymaster Indian share markets are presently trading marginally higher. Sectoral indices are trading on a mixed note with stocks in the metal sector and power sector leading the gains. consumer durables stocks and IT stocks are trading in the ...

Tax officials of the central and state governments will this week hold their maiden meeting on devising a formula for tax rate to be levied on services under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime from July 1. While the GST Council had previously decided on ...