Telangana ranked among the top in own tax revenue collections at 84.2% of overall tax collected

Telangana ranked among the top in own tax revenue collections at 84.2% of overall tax collected

Telangana has been ranked among the top States in the country in terms of State’s Own Tax Revenues as proportion of the overall tax revenue. The State’s own tax revenue is pegged at 84.2% of the overall tax revenue collected and it stands next only to Haryana which has own tax revenue constituting 86.9% of … Read more

Morning Digest | Gaza crossing opens for foreigners and wounded; October gross GST collections climb to ₹1.72 lakh crore, and more

Morning Digest | Gaza crossing opens for foreigners and wounded; October gross GST collections climb to ₹1.72 lakh crore, and more

This image provided by Maxar Technologies shows overview of Rafah border crossing, between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on November 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Israel-Hamas war | Gaza crossing opens for foreigners and wounded After more than three weeks of siege, the first Palestinians — dozens of dual passport holders and seriously injured … Read more

Michael Anastassiades’ love of light

Michael Anastassiades’ love of light

Michael Anastassiades | Photo Credit: special arrangement When Michael Anastassiades visited India last December, to be part of a panel with Studio Mumbai’s Bijoy Jain at the AD Design Show 2022, he had said, “People feel very insecure in the absence of light.” So, when I got a chance to speak with him, we discussed … Read more

Kurnool, Anantapur stand 2nd, 3rd in property tax collections in State

Kurnool, Anantapur stand 2nd, 3rd in property tax collections in State

The Kurnool and Anantapur Municipal Corporations stood in the second and third position in Andhra Pradesh in property tax collection to their annual demand by achieving 81.6% and 80.6% by March 31. The collections continued till late in the night as the last-minute payers deposited at municipal office counters and online till 10.30 p.m. Andhra … Read more

Govt collects Rs 95,480 crore GST in September, highest since lockdown began in March

Govt collects Rs 95,480 crore GST in September, highest since lockdown began in March

Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections for September stood at Rs 95,480 crore, the highest on a monthly basis since the lockdown began in March this year. Collections for September were 10.4% higher than August and 4% higher than last year same month, the finance ministry said in a statement Thursday. “With a significant part … Read more