Bangalore, November 23, 2017: Electric car manufacturers are unhappy about the GST council’s decision to retain automotive car batteries in the highest tax slab. The revision of GST Tax rates in November has retained automotive batteries in the highest tax slab of 28 per cent. This is 18 to 23 per cent over the pre-GST state […]
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Bangalore, November 22, 2017: Kannada booksellers in the city have seen a fall in revenue by 50 per cent in the last few years. Lakshmikant, owner of Total Kannada (a bookstore which sells only Kannada items), said, “The book sales have reduced by 50 per cent. Rest of the sales happen in online retail websites like Flipkart and Amazon. […]
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Bangalore, November 22, 2017: GST continues to cast a shadow over the sales of the handloom and handicraft sector despite the revisions made in the GST council meeting earlier this month. “Business has come down by 50 per cent since the implementation of GST and has not picked up. It is not every day that people may […]
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Bangalore, November 21, 2017:Siddapur taluk in the district of Uttara Kannada, is among the laggards in providing access to water, especially safe drinking water. According to the Human Development Report of Uttara Kannada district, the government of India (Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation) has fixed a norm of 40 liters of water per capita per day […]
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Bangalore, Oct 12, 2017: The 12 per cent GST on farm machinery has hit manufacturers and farmers in Bangalore. Before the GST, almost all farm equipments including threshers, drip irrigation systems, laser levelers, harrow, and cultivator power sprayer were taxed under Value Added Tax system at the rate of 5per cent. Drip and sprinkler irrigation equipment, […]
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Bangalore, Sept 27, 2017: The gates of Vayudooth Chamber and Kids Kemp on Trinity Circle are closed due to Zero Clearances during VIP convoy movement twice a week causing inconvenience to the customers and loss of business to the stores. Over the last three months, 65 convoy movements have taken place from HAL to Vidhana Soudha, […]
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