Hello
109results for ""
Not even in the pre-GST era had anyone thought of amassing as much additional money from the public. But KN Balagopal has.
When former finance minister TM Thomas Isaac put the combined revenue from liquor and lottery at 13% of state's revenue receipts, he included central transfers too.
The new tourist visa is valid for five years, and, during this period, visitors can travel between UAE and their countries multiple times.
The CM said that the State has sent a letter to the Prime Minister seeking withdrawal of the hike in GST for packed items.
States are being compensated for the revenue shortfall resulting from subsuming their taxes such as VAT in the uniform national tax GST.
Barely a month ago the Prime Minister even took Kerala by name and asked it to reduce the sales tax on petrol. It was a rare instance of public shaming of a state by a Prime Minister.
Apart from Kerala, similar discrepancies regarding petrol prices have been reported from states such as Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
The government on Saturday announced a record Rs 8 per litre cut in excise duty on petrol and Rs 6 per litre reduction on diesel.
This is the second increase in LPG rate this month and the third in less than two months.
Non-subsidised domestic LPG now costs Rs 1,006.50 per 14.2-kg cylinder in Kochi.