Cuts in time , Pg8

GST Council approves sweeping rate cuts across sectors, aiming to boost consumption and simplify tax regime from September 22.

GST Council approves two-rate tax slab effective September 22 , Pg1

GST Council approves major rate restructuring effective September 22, impacting common goods, sin items, and revenue implications.

Nearly 60% of MGNREGS budget already spent in first 5 months of financial year , Pg14

MGNREGS faces funding crunch as 60% of budget exhausted in 5 months, impacting 12.15 crore active workers.

Should States be compensated for revenue loss from GST reforms? , Pg9

GST reforms may cause ₹45,000 crore loss in first year, but compliance and demand will offset it.

I-Tax Act, 2025 gets President Droupadi Murmu’s assent , Pg9

President Murmu approves Income-tax Act, 2025, replacing 1961 law; effective April 1, 2026, simplifying tax laws by reducing sections.

Simplified two-rate GST structure gets GoM’s nod , Pg1

GoM approves simplified GST structure, recommending merging 12% slab into 5% and most of 28% into 18% for GST Council's consideration.

Required reforms , Pg8

GST reforms proposed to benefit consumers and businesses through rate rationalization and simplified procedures, boosting consumption and reducing tax evasion.

Centre’s GST reforms will benefit the poor and middle class: Modi , Pg1

GST reforms to benefit poor, middle class, traders, and entrepreneurs, says PM Modi, targeting implementation by Diwali.

Major GST shake-up: 12% and 28% slabs to be axed , Pg1

GST overhaul: Centre proposes slashing tax slabs to boost consumption, reduce evasion, and simplify compliance, aiming for implementation this fiscal year.

Limited gains , Pg8

India's retail inflation hits low amid growth concerns; RBI forecasts pick up from January 2026.

Gross tax receipts dip 3.9% amid rise in refunds , Pg1

India's gross direct tax receipts decline 1.9% to ₹7.99 lakh crore amid 9.8% surge in refunds.

Parliament passes revised Income Tax Bill, 2025 , Pg11

Parliament approves Income Tax Bill, 2025, repealing the 1961 Act, set to be effective from April 1, 2026.

What will be the impact of Google antitrust case?, pg8.

Time for action, pg 8.

Centre nearly doubles PSU dividends since 2020, Pg1

Cease the cess (need for structural reforms in GST), Pg6

GST reform and unfinished business in tobacco control, Pg8

A fair share (Demand for increased share in central tax devolution), Pg 8

India needs to design an inclusive pension system, Pg10

Central schemes must pass ‘effectiveness’ test to continue, Pg14