The fiscal outcome of the Central Government in 2016-17 was marked by strong growth in tax revenue, sustenance of the pace of capital spending and a consolidation of non-salary/pension revenue expenditure. This combination allowed the Government to contain the fiscal deficit to 3.5 per cent of GDP in 2016-17.
The Board of Studies in its continuous endeavor to facilitate students in learning anytime and anywhere by leveraging technology, is introducing e-Books for the benefit of the students registered under the new scheme of education and training. The e-Books are available on the Digital Learning Hub through the following link:
As per the import data base, 2 lakh MT of Pigeon Peas/Toor Dal has already been imported during the current fiscal year. Therefore, the requirement of issuing detailed procedure for import of Toor Dal no longer exists and no authorization in terms para 2.08 of the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020) will be issued.
Seeks to further amend notification No. 50/2017-Customs dated the 30th June, 2017, so as to 1> Increase the BCD on crude soya bean oil from 12.5% to 17.5%; 2> Increase the BCD on crude palm oil of edible grade from 7.5% to 15%; and
Notification No. 9/2017-Customs (N.T./CAA/DRI)- In pursuance of notification No. 60/2015-Customs (N.T.), published vide number G.S.R. 453(E), dated 4th June 2015 in Gazette of India, Extra-ordinary, Part-II, section 3, sub-section (i), and as amended by notification No. 133/2015-Customs (N.T.), published vide number G.S.R. 916(E) dated 30th November 2015 in Gazette of India, Extra-ordinary, Part-II
Notification No. 8/2017-Customs (N.T./CAA/DRI)- In pursuance of notification No. 60/2015-Customs (N.T.), published vide number G.S.R. 453(E), dated 4th June 2015 in Gazette of India, Extra-ordinary, Part-II, section 3, sub-section (i), and as amended by notification No. 133/2015-Customs (N.T.)
Form GSTR 3B is the first return of GST regime to be filed by registered dealer and not composition dealer. This online return pertaining to the period of July 2017 needs to be filed by 20-8-2017. This is the summary return of aggregate turnover of taxable supply, exempt supply, export supply and non levy supply and also tax payable. This return can be accessed on gst.gov.in
Provisional Ids and Access Token of Phase 9 dealers, are now made available by GSTN. Dealer can obtain their Provisional Ids from department’s portal www.mahavat.gov.in, using their login credentials. The list of all such dealers is published under GST Tab on Mahavat portal.
Notification No. 16/2017 – Central Tax dated 7th July, 2017 specifies conditions to be fulfilled for export under Letter of Undertaking (LUT) in place of bond. In the extant Central Excise provisions, LUTs were limited to manufacturer exporters only.
With the exemption to the SSI sector being drastically reduced from the existing Rs.150 lakh to Rs.20 lakh, the exemption cover enjoyed by many of the Khadi Institutions (KIs) has been removed. KIs are now mandated to obtain registration under GST and also pay GST on various Khadi products which is 5%.
