'When we have rates such as 0.25, 3, 5, 12, 18, 28 and 40, and possibly more because of the discretion vested with state governments, how can we call this a 'one nation, one tax' regime,' said Chidambaram

Chidambaram: GST, with its many rates, 'very, very imperfect'

Police have detained MLA Engineer Rashid even as traders in the state continued their protest

GST in J&K: MLA Engineer Rashid detained as protests continue

The double taxation row in the present GST framework has upset the Tamil film industry.

GST fallout: Cinema halls remain shut in Tamil Nadu, Rajinikanth requests state govt to intervene

The traders were supposed to hold a sit-in near the assembly to protest the implementation of the new tax regime in the state

GST fallout in J&K: Traders detained, Assembly adjourned after protests

The base model (32GB) of Apple iPhone 7 Plus is now priced at Rs 67,300 as opposed to Rs 72,000 in the past

GST impact: Apple cuts iPhone, iPad prices in India

The Tamil Nadu government had until now pegged?ticket prices for single-screen halls at Rs 50 and for multiplexes at Rs 120

GST fallout: Cinema halls shut in Tamil Nadu to protest against taxes on tickets

The overall impact of GST is expected to lower the price of most goods and services, however, the impact of the price will be different in different states of India.

Find out how GST impacts you

Arun Jaitley said it is time that India move from a developing to a developed economy and pointed out that there had been a tendency to evade taxes for decades.

Readiness to pay tax should be new normal in India: Arun Jaitley

Traders, transporters and opposition parties believe that the new tax regime would lead to the 'erosion' of the state's special status?

Businesses shut in parts of Jammu and Kashmir to protest GST

Almost everyone in the state ? police officers too ? pays income tax to several underground governments, the rate varying from 12-24% of a month?s salary or income

With GST here, people of Nagaland want 'rebel govts' to also levy just one tax

The Goods and Services Tax was made official at 12 pm Friday night at a special session of Parliament

GST launched at stroke of midnight hour

'As Urban Development and Housing Minister, I am the happiest man that with the GST, prices of houses will definitely come down, Naidu said

Housing prices will come down after GST rollout: Venkaiah Naidu

A minister from UP failed to spell out the full form of GST merely two days before its launch

WATCH: Full form of GST is? UP minister has no clue

Business in India will change forever as the long-awaited and long-debated GST rolls out

Goods and Services Tax: India's 'biggest' tax reform explained

Calling the GST launch a 'historic moment', the President said it was the 'culmination of a 14-year-old journey which began in December 2002'

GST culmination of 14-year-old journey: President Pranab Mukherjee

Other parties said they would join the boycott of a special sitting of the two parliament chambers, the fourth-ever in India's history

Indian opposition to boycott midnight tax launch

Hasmukh Adhia praised his government's major economic reform, which will be rolled out at midnight tonight

GST to benefit honest taxpayers, says India's revenue secretary

Here's a list of household items and how much you'll be paying for them post-GST

GST: How much will household goods cost?

Congress leader Anand Sharma said GST was brought in by the Congress and it took almost seven years to get a consensus

Modi against GST when in Opposition: Congress

Kanpur was one of the main centres of the protest, with office bearers of trade organisations participating in the protests

Protests against GST: Traders stop train in UP's Kanpur

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu urged the Congress Party to 'realise and rethink' their stand and join the government for the midnight Parliament session

As midnight launch boycotts increase, government questions U-turn on GST

The West Bengal chief minister remarked that under the current VAT regime, 'the field officials of the State do not have the power to arrest'

Ahead of GST roll-out, Mamata Banerjee slams 'draconian arrest clause'

Computers will be taxed at 18% under GST. Peripherals such as monitors and printers will be taxed at 28%

GST fall-out: Laptops, computers set to become costlier

The finance minister clarified that GST was not just a decision of the central government and was equally a decision of 31 state governments and Union Territories

Parties privy to reform, must attend launch: Arun Jaitley on GST ceremony boycott

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