Madras HC stays Rs 80 cr GST demand on Hyundai seconded employees pay

NEW DELHI: The Madras HC has stayed a GST demand of about Rs 80 crore on salary paid by Hyundai Motors to seconded employees. The company had challenged the December 23, 2023 tax demand notice from the GST authorities, which had considered the entire salary amount paid to seconded employees as taxable. Secondment, a common … Read more

WA delivers blunt message to Eastern States over carve-up of GST: ‘Suffer in your jocks’

Treasurer Rita Saffioti has delivered one of her bluntest GST dismissals yet amid grumblings over the latest carve-up that penalised Queensland and NSW for their surging coal royalties. WA received an $830 million boost to its slice of GST next year — taking the total to $7.25 billion — while Queensland and NSW are forecast … Read more

The ten big policy plays: Key economic initiatives India has seen under Modi from 2014 to 2024

The goods and services tax, the bankruptcy code, PM-Kisan — key economic initiatives India has seen over the past 10 years. The last decade has also been marked by big social interventions, beginning with the financial inclusion drive launched soon after the NDA came to power in 2014. The results of these measures will serve … Read more

Bajaj Auto to launch CNG bikes in FY25, will be priced higher than petrol vehicles

New Delhi: Bajaj Auto is developing a portfolio of CNG motorcycles, and the first such bike will hit the market next fiscal under a new brand, Bajaj Auto Executive Director Rakesh Sharma said on Wednesday. The company wants the government to consider lowering GST on such CNG bikes — which will serve as a bridge … Read more

CEAT gets GST demand, penalties of over Rs 19 cr

New Delhi: Tyre maker CEAT Ltd on Wednesday said it has received GST demand and penalties totalling over Rs 19 crore from tax authorities in Maharashtra and Vadodara. The Additional Commissioner, CGST & Central Excise, Vadodara has issued an order for an interest of Rs 3.27 crore along with a penalty of Rs 13.68 crore … Read more