Daily Archives: October 29, 2025

DGFT’s Pilot Launch of Bharat Aayat Niryat Lab-Setu (BANYALS)

By | October 29, 2025

DGFT’s Pilot Launch of Bharat Aayat Niryat Lab-Setu (BANYALS)   Issue: To strengthen India’s trade facilitation ecosystem and reduce delays in testing and certification by integrating accredited testing and inspection agencies under a single, paperless digital platform for importers and exporters. Facts: The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is initiating the pilot phase of… Read More »

Category: GST

CBIC Issues Letter on New Comprehensive Customs Notification No. 45/2025-Customs, Effective from November 01, 2025

By | October 29, 2025

CBIC Issues Letter on New Comprehensive Customs Notification No. 45/2025-Customs, Effective from November 01, 2025 Issue: To simplify and consolidate the complex structure of various Customs Duty rates and exemptions that were spread across numerous previous notifications, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) is introducing a single, comprehensive master notification. Facts: Prior… Read More »

Category: GST

FADA Approaches Supreme Court Over ₹2,500 Crore Compensation Cess Loss

By | October 29, 2025

FADA Approaches Supreme Court Over ₹2,500 Crore Compensation Cess Loss   Issue: Whether the Central Government is legally liable to provide compensation or allow a grace period for automobile dealers to offset the substantial inventory loss—estimated at ₹2,500 crore—incurred due to the sudden implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate cuts (GST 2.0) and… Read More »

CBIC Circular: Assignment of Proper Officers and Monetary Limits for GST Actions

By | October 29, 2025

CBIC Circular: Assignment of Proper Officers and Monetary Limits for GST Actions   Title: CBIC’s Important Circular: Assignment of Proper Officers and Monetary Limits under Sections 74A, 75(2), and 122 of the CGST Act, 2017 Issue: To ensure administrative clarity, uniformity, and effective jurisdiction under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Act, the Central Board… Read More »

No Extra GST on Tobacco; Centre Plans New Levy as Cess Period Nears End

By | October 29, 2025

No Extra GST on Tobacco; Centre Plans New Levy as Cess Period Nears End   Issue: With the expiry of the existing GST Compensation Cess, the Central Government needed a mechanism to maintain the high tax burden on demerit/sin goods like tobacco, thereby ensuring continuity of high revenue generation and public health deterrence, without destabilizing… Read More »

Finance Ministry: GST Cuts to Lift Demand, But Global Headwinds Cloud Outlook

By | October 29, 2025

Finance Ministry: GST Cuts to Lift Demand, But Global Headwinds Cloud Outlook   Issue: To summarize the Finance Ministry’s official assessment of the economic impact of the recent Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate rationalization (GST 2.0), highlighting the positive domestic stimulus while cautioning against persistent global economic challenges. Facts: The GST 2.0 reforms involved… Read More »