Council, held in December 2018, deferred a decision to reduce the GST rate for cement from 28 per cent to 18 per cent. This was despite recognising that cement - along with automobile parts - remained ...

The 31st meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST ... subject to the highest GST rate. Cement’s strategic importance India is the second-largest producer of cement in the world.

Pakistan’s taxation system is heavily skewed towards indirect taxes, while even a significant portion of direct taxes is ...

In April 2025, while gross GST collections rose 12.6% year-on-year—the highest growth rate since November 2023—net revenue growth was significantly lower at 9.1%. Monthly GST figures can be ...

The 50% tariffs on European Union imports threatened by President Trump would hit the bloc with one of the highest rates in the world. + The 145% tariff ...

The experts and stakeholders from government, industry, and research institutions on Tuesday called for immediate reforms in ...

A recent World Bank report has found that Pakistan’s General Sales Tax (GST) is the fiscal measure with the highest marginal ...

India has officially surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, as confirmed by IMF data and NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam. Powered by strong GDP growth and policy reforms since ...

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank recommended Pakistan to improve domestic revenue mobilisation and public expenditure efficiency to ...

UPI continued its double-digit growth with more than Rs 25 lakh crore worth of transactions for the first time, and volumes ...

Jet fuel may be getting cheaper, but rising compliance fees and SAF premiums are putting the industry’s profit margins—and ...