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GST Council meets today, action packed days ahead

Ranjeet Mahtani & Sweta Rajan All eyes and ears are on the GST Council's meeting this weekend. At the time of stop press, the update is that the GST Council has reached a consensus on the CGST  and IGST bills, but the State GST bill could not be discussed - it emerges that some amendments by the Law Department are yet to be incorporated. These agreed bills will be taken up later this month by the Parliament, and the GST Council will have a further meeting on March 16th. Ahead of the GST Council’s meetings today, March 4th and tomorrow, a limited indication of some of its proposals to the provisions of the GST laws has been provided.  Peak rate at 40% One such ...

DGFT releases notification clarifying CSP's in EPCG scheme

The Dollar Business Bureau  The DGFT released a trade notification no- 18/2016 dated 23rd September, 2016 wherein it includes a list of service providers to be added under the Common Service Providers (CSP) in the Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) scheme.  The DGFT has listed service providers or job workers or third party service providers under the EPCG scheme. Citing an example the DGFT says, there may be multiple garment exporters obtaining services at different stages of garment manufacturing (such as knitting, dyeing, compacting, printing, embroidering, labelling, cutting etc.) from a number of other units who own these facilities but do not engage in the export of garments. These job workers will now have the flexibility to not own all the infrastructures ...

Auto insurance industry must recognise changing consumer preferences

 The Dollar Business Bureau The Auto Insurance Industry needs to take cognizance of the changing consumer preferences and adopt appropriate strategies, said a study. A latest study conducted by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), suggested that insurance firms need to change marketing strategies according to the changing demands of customers. Customers no longer want just an insurance policy but are increasingly asking for services based insurance coverage like zero depreciation insurance cover, enhanced personal accident and hospitalization cover. Stating that the insurers have been witnessing compounded annual growth rate of about 22% since 2012, the study said that the gross premium earned by general insurance companies from the motor vehicle industry is likely ...