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GST Bill Debate: Rajya Sabha Undermined, All Members Should Resign, Says Congress' Veerappa Moily
Congress leader Veerappa Moily, speaking during the debate on GST bills, dared all members of the Rajya Sabha today to quit "if they have some pride left". Mr Moily's counsel is based on the Congress premise that the government has demonstrated its determination to exclude the Rajya Sabha from any say in legislation.
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Tax Reform GST Heads For July 1 Rollout, Crucial Bills Cleared: 10 Facts
After an eight-hour debate, the Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed four GST or Goods and Services Tax-related bills putting the government on course for the launch on July 1 of the country's biggest tax reform since Independence. GST will subsume a slew of indirect taxes levied by the Centre and states, transforming India into a single market. The bills...
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Lok Sabha Passes All 4 GST Bills: Highlights
Four Bills related to the Goods and Services Tax or GST were debated in the Lok Sabha or lower house of Parliament today, as the government pushes to meet a July 1 launch date for the unified tax regime that subsumes a slew of indirect taxes at the Centre and in states. Seven hours were allotted for today's debate, which began at noon, with union m...
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GST Rate To Be Optimum, Working On Time-Bound Rollout: Arun Jaitley
As government looks to implement the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from April next year, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the tax rate will be "optimum" even as there were indications that it may be higher than 18 per cent.
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Government Working To Roll Out GST From April 1, 2017
Setting a target of April 1, 2017 for rollout of the Goods and Services Tax, the government today unveiled a detailed roadmap for its implementation and said it is aiming for an "optimal" rate of taxation though the final decision will be taken by the GST Council.
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Being Ex Finance Minister Is Luxury, Says Wry Arun Jaitley In GST Debate
The government and the Congress began the morning by upending tradition with generous compliments for each other in parliament. As the Rajya Sabha geared up to greenlight a landmark tax reform, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley thanked the main opposition party for working with him to arrive at an acceptable outline for a national Goods and Services Ta...
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Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi's GST Bill Strategy Provides Food For Thought
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, junior minister for parliamentary affairs, looked worried. Fishing out his iPhone from the pocket of his kurta, he read a message and turned to officials to ask, "It should be ready on time?"
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GST Bill Debate: Rajya Sabha Undermined, All Members Should Resign, Says Congress' Veerappa Moily
Congress leader Veerappa Moily, speaking during the debate on GST bills, dared all members of the Rajya Sabha today to quit "if they have some pride left". Mr Moily's counsel is based on the Congress premise that the government has demonstrated its determination to exclude the Rajya Sabha from any say in legislation.
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Tax Reform GST Heads For July 1 Rollout, Crucial Bills Cleared: 10 Facts
After an eight-hour debate, the Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed four GST or Goods and Services Tax-related bills putting the government on course for the launch on July 1 of the country's biggest tax reform since Independence. GST will subsume a slew of indirect taxes levied by the Centre and states, transforming India into a single market. The bills...
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Lok Sabha Passes All 4 GST Bills: Highlights
Four Bills related to the Goods and Services Tax or GST were debated in the Lok Sabha or lower house of Parliament today, as the government pushes to meet a July 1 launch date for the unified tax regime that subsumes a slew of indirect taxes at the Centre and in states. Seven hours were allotted for today's debate, which began at noon, with union m...
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GST Rate To Be Optimum, Working On Time-Bound Rollout: Arun Jaitley
As government looks to implement the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from April next year, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the tax rate will be "optimum" even as there were indications that it may be higher than 18 per cent.
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Government Working To Roll Out GST From April 1, 2017
Setting a target of April 1, 2017 for rollout of the Goods and Services Tax, the government today unveiled a detailed roadmap for its implementation and said it is aiming for an "optimal" rate of taxation though the final decision will be taken by the GST Council.
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Being Ex Finance Minister Is Luxury, Says Wry Arun Jaitley In GST Debate
The government and the Congress began the morning by upending tradition with generous compliments for each other in parliament. As the Rajya Sabha geared up to greenlight a landmark tax reform, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley thanked the main opposition party for working with him to arrive at an acceptable outline for a national Goods and Services Ta...
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Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi's GST Bill Strategy Provides Food For Thought
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, junior minister for parliamentary affairs, looked worried. Fishing out his iPhone from the pocket of his kurta, he read a message and turned to officials to ask, "It should be ready on time?"
