Economy · 13 sources
GST Council scraps tax officers’ arrest powers, eases rules
Coverage by lean
23% Lean Left38% Centre31% Lean Right8% Right
Left 3
Centre 5
Right 5
One headline per side, the first Trikon holds. Every outlet is listed below.
Left · 3
The Morung Express · Lean Left
Nasscom hails GST Council recommendations on reforms
◈ Aküm Longchari and founding collective; board-run
The Siasat Daily · Lean Left
GST Council scraps arrest powers, raises prosecution to Rs 5 cr
◈ Siasat Press (founding families of Abid Ali Khan and Mahboob Husain Jigar)
Hindustan Times · Lean Left
GST officers lose arrest powers, Council hikes prosecution threshold to ₹5 crore
◈ HT Media, K. K. Birla Group (Shobhana Bhartia)
Centre · 5
The Sentinel · Centre
Goods and Services Tax Council retains rates, unveils major reforms for businesses
◈ Omega Printers & Publishers Pvt. Ltd; publisher Puspa Dhar Deka
Telangana Today · Centre
GST Council scraps tax officers’ arrest powers, eases rules
◈ K. Chandrashekar Rao via Telangana Publications Pvt. Ltd
Pratidin Time · Centre
GST Council Moves to Scrap Arrest Powers, Raises Criminal Prosecution Limit to Rs 5 Crore
◈ Sadin-Pratidin Group (founded 1988 by Jayanta Baruah; led by Rishi Baruah)
Odisha Bytes · Centre
Mega GST Reforms: Tax Officers’ Power Of Arrest Scrapped; No Double Taxation; Faster Refunds
◈ Frontier Media
Sambad English · Centre
GST Council removes arrest powers of tax officers, eases compliance rules for businesses
◈ Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, founder-owner; Sambad Group
Right · 5
News18 · Lean Right
GST Big Update: Prosecution Threshold Raised From ₹1 Crore to ₹5 Crore | GST Council
◈ Reliance Industries, Network18 (Mukesh Ambani)
Zee News · Right
Big GST overhaul: Tax officers arrest powers axed, prosecution only above Rs 5 Crore from 2027
◈ Zee Media, Essel Group (Subhash Chandra)
Republic World · Lean Right
GST Council Approves Major Reforms: Arrest Powers Scrapped, Prosecution Threshold Raised To Rs 5 Crore
◈ ARG Outlier Media (Arnab Goswami)
Firstpost · Lean Right
GST Council removes arrest power, raises prosecution threshold to Rs 5 crore
◈ Reliance Industries, Network18 (Mukesh Ambani)
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