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Noun
GST
- (electronics) One of various compounds of germanium, antimony, and tellurium used as a phase change material, including GeSbTe.
- (taxation)
- Initialism of goods and sales tax.
2012, Kui-wai Li, Economic Freedom: Lessons Of Hong Kong, page 538:the goods and sales tax (GST) was first discussed in 1986 when the then Financial Secretary, John Brembridge, suggested the introduction of the GST as a solution to the narrow tax base.
2016, Dr. Sunil Gupta, Thoughts Gallery: Thoughts Gallery: A Treasury of Inspiring Thoughts and Quotes, page 205:The July budget is likely to set a deadline for the implementation of two key tax reforms – the Goods and Sales Tax (GST) and Direct Taxes Code (DTC) – which till now did not get consensus from all the states. It is estimated that with GST in place, India's GDP will shoot up by a minimum of 1.5 to two percentage points
2018, Dietmar Braun, Fiscal Policies in Federal States:There are several instances when provinces have used their latitude in this respect to 'fill in' the tax room the federal government has left when abating its sales tax and later the Goods and Sales Tax (GST).
- (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, Singapore) Initialism of goods and services tax.
- Synonym: VAT
Translations
initialism of goods and sales tax
initialism of goods and services tax
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