GST on health & life insurance fetched Rs 21,000 crore in 3 years, government tells House – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Amid growing demand for a cut, if not removal, of GST on health and life insurance, government on Monday told Parliament that the levy fetched it Rs 21,256 crore during the last three financial years, with Rs 8,263 being collected during 2023-24.Responding to a Parliament question, junior minister for finance Pankaj Chaudhary said…

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‘Sure sign of … ‘: On Nitin Gadkari’s letter to Sitharaman, Congress takes ‘dissent’ jibe | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday targeted the BJP over road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari‘s letter to finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, calling it a “sure sign of internal dissent and rumblings” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In his letter, Gadkari requested Sitharaman to withdraw the 18 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST)…

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