I will be CM for full five-year term: CM Siddaramaiah
Mysuru (Karnataka), Oct 1 (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said he would complete full five-year term.
His statement came after some Congress leaders, including Kunigal MLA H D Ranganath, said on Wednesday that the Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar should become the next chief minister of the state.
"I will be the chief minister for full five-year term," Siddaramaiah told reporters here.
He said he hopes that he will perform ‘Pushparchana’ during Dasara next year in Mysuru.
There is a convention of chief minister performing Pushparchana during royal Dasara celebrations in Mysuru.
He also maintained that he would toe the party high command’s direction.
“Whatever the high command decides, we have to go by it,” Siddaramaiah said.
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Gross GST collections rise 6.2 pc to over Rs 1.93 lakh cr in January
New Delhi (PTI): Gross GST collections rose 6.2 per cent to over Rs 1.93 lakh crore in January, mainly on higher revenues from imports, sources said on Sunday.
Total refunds declined 3.1 per cent to Rs 22,665 crore.
Net Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenues, however, grew 7.6 per cent to about Rs 1.71 lakh crore in January.
Cess collection (from tobacco products) in January stood at Rs 5,768 crore. This compares to Rs 13,009 crore in collections in January last year when a cess was levied on luxury, sin and demerit goods such as cars, and tobacco products.
Effective September 22, 2025, GST rates on about 375 items were slashed, making goods cheaper. Also, a compensation cess is levied only on tobacco and related products, as opposed to luxury, sin and demerit goods earlier. The lowering of GST rates has impacted revenue collections.
Gross tax collections from domestic transactions grew 4.8 per cent to Rs 1.41 lakh crore, while import revenues were up 10.1 per cent to Rs 52,253 crore in January.
