- Tuesday, June 29, 2010, 23:44
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Subsuming purchase tax—a tax levied by some states on the sale of agricultural products—in GST is next on the Centre’s agenda. The finance ministry is hopeful that states will agree to subsume purchase tax in GST after a long drawn battle to keep it out of the purview of the proposed indirect tax regime.
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- Thursday, June 10, 2010, 6:01
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Punjab Planning and Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal, has maintained Punjab is ready for implementation of GST by 2011, provided the centre could exclude purchase tax. Manpreet Badal was speaking to media persons on the sidelines of a conference organised for chairpersons and member secretaries (deputy commissioners) of all the District Planning Committees of Punjab.
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- Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 16:14
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The greatest advantage of new GST regime is that it addresses fully the concern of tax cascading. Presently tax cascading is found in both- central and state taxes as the exempt sectors of economy (trade, oil etc) are not allowed to claim any cenvat credit of indirect taxes. It neither happens in excise duty nor in state value added tax. Also, on inter state sales, central sale tax (CST) is collected by the origin state for which no credit is allowed by any Government.
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- Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 9:26
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The Revenue Department has submitted its comments on the goods and services tax discussion paper, which was released by the State Finance Minister’s Committee on November 10. It wants excise duty, octroi, purchase tax, and local taxes to be brought under the GST ambit, along with alcoholic beverages and petroleum products. The department has agreed to levy GST plus excise duty on tobacco products.
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- Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 2:10
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The GST shall have two components: one levied by the Centre (hereinafter referred to as Central GST), and the other levied by the States (hereinafter referred to as State GST). Rates for Central GST and State GST would be prescribed appropriately, reflecting revenue considerations and acceptability. This dual GST model would be implemented through multiple statutes (one for CGST and SGST statute for every State).
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