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AK Bhattacharya: Tracking the Railways
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GST will reduce tax burden by 25-30%: FinMin

While the finance ministry today admitted to Rs 20,000-22,000-crore shortfall in the indirect tax collections during the current year, it went on to assure the industry that the tax burden on people would come down by 25-30 per cent with the introduction of the proposed goods and services tax (GST). - GST will reduce tax burden by 25-30%: FinMin - Nothing new in taxing perks: Chawla - Advance tax collection up 20% in Apr-Dec - Regulators, RBI meet to review mart - Taxing P-Notes on back burner - Moving from crossroads The new tax is expected to subsume various indirect taxes, including excise and value-added tax. The reduction in tax burden through GST, however, might not mean a cut in government revenue since the rates being discussed for GST are designed to be revenue neutral even as the new tax regime is expected to widen the tax base.


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