Gujarat assembly clears state GST, 2 other related bills
The Dollar Business Bureau The legislative assembly of Gujarat unanimously passed the state GST (Goods and Services Tax) Bill during a special session on Tuesday. In addition, two other related Bills were also passed by the state assembly in a day-long session. The Parliament had cleared four legislations for country-wide roll-out of the new tax regime from July 1 this year. During the session, the state assembly has cleared the Gujarat GST Bill, Gujarat Local Authorities Laws (Amendment) Bill and Gujarat Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill. The ruling party BJP as well as opposition party’s Congress legislators had lengthy deliberations before clearing the Bill with a voice vote in addition to other two related legislations. ...
'Government will find out alternative ways to implement GST'
Source: PTI Union Minister of State for Power Piyush Goyal, on Friday, conceded that there is slim possibility of implementation of GST law by April 2016 deadline, but said the government will work out alternatives to implement it so that people derive its benefits. Accusing the Congress of “insulting the people of the country” by disrupting the legislative business in the just-concluded Parliament session where GST bill was stalled, the Minister said they are doing this to create a perception that the Modi government is not working. “There are less possibilities of implementing Goods and Service Tax (GST) law by April 2016, but the government will work out alternative ways to ensure people get its benefits,” Goyal said in response to a ...
