GST is Dead??????
THE GST has again run into rough whether – States, especially the BJP ruled ones are out to make a political issue out of the GST Law and strangely they get support from the communists and even some Congress States apart from UP. Gujarat Finance Minister Saurabh Patel said, “In the present form it [constitutional amendment Bill] will not come in the Monsoon session. The Centre should allow the States to be empowered. If they don't allow this, GST is dead.”
It is not that the States are worried about losing Revenue – they are worried about losing the power – the power to harass, the power to collect donations, the power to arm-twist the trade – and they will all show the poor Indian as their excuse for opposing the GST. Unfortunately the hapless tax payer has no say in all this exercise – after all the rape victim is never consulted.
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