New digest: GST collection, GE warns govt, e-vehicle push in India and more

From govt mulling Rs30,000-cr fund to help exporters to about 45% of assessees not having filed GST returns yet, BS brings you up to speed with latest news

GST collections slow down in August

The government collected Rs 90,669 crore goods and services tax (GST) for August, a little lower than the Rs 94,063 crore collected in July. This is also lower than the Rs 91,000 crore which should have come to the Centre and states in a month, given the Budget Estimates and assumed growth rates in receipts for 2017-18. Read More

Govt mulls Rs 30,000-cr fund to help exporters 

The government is mulling a dedicated fund to expedite timely refund of taxes paid on input for export, to address liquidity woes of