Licence fee hikes drive claimed revenue spike while traders warn of business closures without fee relief.
Tripura's excise revenue from liquor has increased markedly, with the Excise Department attributing growth to higher consumption and enforcement, while IMFL shop owners contend the rise is driven mainly by substantial hikes in annual licence fees since 2018 that have made retail operations difficult and led to some closures.

Cess sharing threatened as central government retains petrol-diesel cess revenue, reducing states' fiscal share and autonomy.
The central government imposed and retained a cess on petrol and diesel and raised central excise duty, collecting substantial receipts from petroleum taxes and various cesses and surcharges which, it is alleged, have not been shared with states; these untransferred and unspent cesses, together with revenue forgone due to central tax concessions, are said to have reduced states' share of the divisible fiscal pool and constrained their fiscal autonomy, undermining cooperative federalism.

Conditional central funding restricted by onerous land and subsidy terms, prompting the state to return grants and self fund the project.
The state rejected conditional central funding for a medical device park because the offer required transferring valuable land at nominal rates, providing long term subsidised utilities and services, and granting substantial GST rebates-measures the government judged would impose significant fiscal burdens and undermine state revenue-so it returned received central funds and chose to proceed with the project using state resources to retain control and protect public finances.

GST on UPI transactions clarified: no GST applies because MDR on P2M UPI was removed and no proposal exists.
Claims that GST will be levied on UPI transactions are unfounded; no such proposal exists. GST applies to charges like the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR), and the CBDT removed MDR for Person to Merchant UPI transactions effective January 2020. Because no MDR is currently charged on UPI transactions, GST is not applicable. The Government supports UPI through an Incentive Scheme for low value P2M transactions, with disclosed allocations confirming ongoing policy support.

GST registration requirements: officers must accept prescribed documents and avoid seeking non-essential additional proofs.
CBIC instructs officers to process GST registration applications based only on the prescribed list of documents and case-specific requisites, prohibit notices or requests for non-essential additional documents or minor discrepancies, and require Deputy/Assistant Commissioner approval before seeking any document outside the listed requirements; zonal chiefs must monitor compliance and address officer deviations.

Excise policy extension signals revenue recovery while a new transparent policy is drafted to address past irregularities.
Delhi's excise receipts show year on year growth from 2021-22 through 2024-25, with 2024-25 provisional pending final excise duty and VAT data. The government continues an extended pre 2021 excise policy-operational since September 2022 and periodically renewed-under which four state corporations run over 700 retail liquor vends. Authorities are drafting a new excise policy focused on transparency and best practices to bolster revenue and respond to earlier allegations of irregularities.

GST rebate for hotels in hinterland to incentivise investment, hospital projects and local employment in targeted talukas.
The state budget provides a GST rebate alongside exemptions from stamp duty and registration and waivers of other processing charges for investors who establish hotels of at least three star standard or hospitals in specified hinterland talukas; eligibility depends on project standard and location, and implementation follows legislative passage and administrative rules to operationalise and verify the concessions.

Case-insensitive invoice numbers: IRN generation will convert invoice numbers to uppercase to prevent duplication.
IRP invoice/document numbers will be treated as case-insensitive for IRN generation from 1 June 2025; reported invoice numbers in any letter case will be automatically converted to uppercase prior to IRN creation to ensure consistency and prevent duplication, aligning IRN processing with GSTR 1 treatment.

Special parliamentary session demanded to address inflation and require a white paper after recent fuel and LPG price hikes.
Congress demanded a special session of Parliament and issuance of a white paper on inflation following recent administrative increases in excise and retail rates for petrol, diesel, LPG and CNG; it called for immediate price reductions, a strict price-control policy, a targeted relief package for women and the poor, and an independent CAG audit into alleged corporate profiteering.

Audit of policy impact demanded as CAG, CVC and CBI probes are urged into excise duty benefits.
Allegations that excise duty increases burden consumers while benefiting oil companies prompted calls for a comprehensive audit by the national audit institution and for criminal and vigilance investigators to examine whether policy design or implementation involved negligence or collusion, with a view to publicly accounting for petroleum-sector receipts and fixing responsibility.

Excise duty hike raises fuel and LPG costs despite offsets from falling global oil prices and prompts public protests.
Central excise duties and administrative retail charges were increased effective April 8, raising consumer prices for petrol, diesel, domestic LPG cylinders and CNG. The LPG price rise applies to both general consumers and subsidised Ujjwala beneficiaries. Authorities stated retail adjustments would be calibrated against declines in global crude prices, while the Oil Minister cited increased input costs as the basis for the LPG revision.

Excise duty increase on petrol and diesel and LPG/CNG hikes prompt public protest over economic management.
The government raised the excise duty on petrol and diesel and increased retail prices for domestic LPG and CNG, with the LPG revision covering both general consumers and Ujjwala beneficiaries; the duty rise is being adjusted against declining international crude prices while the Oil Minister cited higher input costs as the rationale.

Auto-populated inter-state supply values in GSTR-3B will be non-editable; correct via GSTR-1/GSTR-1A/IFF amendments promptly thereby.
Table 3.2 of GSTR 3B will be auto-populated from GSTR 1, GSTR 1A, and IFF and, from the April 2025 tax period, the auto-populated inter state supply values will be non-editable. Corrections must be made by amending the underlying returns through GSTR 1A or by filing/updating GSTR 1 or IFF for subsequent tax periods. Taxpayers should therefore ensure accurate reporting in GSTR 1, GSTR 1A, or IFF to secure correct auto-population in Table 3.2.

Table-12 bifurcation requires HSN selection via dropdown for B2B and B2C reporting in GSTR-1 submissions.
Phase-III changes to Table-12 of GSTR-1/GSTR-1A require separate HSN-wise summaries under B2B and B2C tables, and prohibit manual HSN entry; taxpayers must choose the HSN from a dropdown on the filing interface, with procedural details in the system advisory.

Legal guarantee of MSP proposed, plus statutory protections for farmers, gig workers, women and MSMEs urged.
The resolution attributes unemployment, commodity price hikes and policy choices to a reversal of demographic advantage and systemic inequality, alleging denial of the Right to Food and concentrated wealth ownership. It alleges elimination of competition and harm to MSMEs, urges revival of domestic manufacturing and adoption of future technologies, and advances operative demands: enact a legal guarantee of MSP (fixing MSP at fifty per cent over cost), farmer debt relief, legislation for gig and unorganised workers, and immediate implementation of the Women's Reservation Bill with inclusion for marginalised women.

Transshipment facility withdrawal ends Bangladesh use of Indian ports for third country exports, easing domestic congestion but disrupting regional logistics.
India rescinded the transshipment facility allowing Bangladesh to route exports to third countries through Indian ports and airports by withdrawing the CBIC circular; existing cargo already in India may exit under prior procedure. The measure is justified by port and airport congestion, logistical delays and higher costs that hinder Indian exports, while explicitly preserving transit for Bangladesh exports to Nepal and Bhutan under obligations to facilitate landlocked countries. The change is expected to decongest terminals and aid Indian exporters but to disrupt Bangladeshi export logistics and regional transit arrangements.

Governor withholding assent invalidated; timelines mandated for governors to act on bills, reinforcing federal principles.
The Supreme Court declared a governor's withholding of assent to state assembly bills illegal and arbitrary, prescribed timeframes for governors to act on legislation, and cleared ten previously withheld bills to become laws, thereby limiting gubernatorial reserve powers and affirming judicial oversight to protect state legislative authority and federal principles.

Price hike accountability: State leaders urge BJP to press its central government over fuel and cooking gas increases.
Recent central government increases to cooking gas prices and excise duties on petrol and diesel have led Karnataka Congress leaders to demand that the BJP direct its Janakrosha Yatre against the Centre. Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah urged the BJP to press its own central leadership to reverse or mitigate the pricing measures or abandon the protest yatra, while the state Congress plans demonstrations and the BJP continues to fault the state over separate consumer price increases.

Fuel excise duty increase offsets crude price fall; government says retail fuel prices unchanged amid political criticism
The central government increased central excise duty on petrol and diesel by a fixed per litre amount; however, the oil ministry and public sector oil marketing companies stated retail pump prices would not increase because the excise hike would be offset by required reductions in retail prices arising from lower international crude oil rates.

Central excise duty increase on fuel framed as a tax adjustment; Centre says oil firms will absorb impact and states receive allocation.
A central excise duty increase on petrol, diesel and cooking gas functions as a fiscal instrument raising central tax levies; the Centre states oil marketing companies will absorb the hike and that a per litre allocation from increased excise will be remitted to state governments. The core issues are tax incidence, allocation of excise receipts between central and state governments, and whether the excise adjustment will be transmitted to consumer prices.