GST Bill on Fast Track

By Vijay Kumar

Legal Corner Icon — the image was hosted by the publisher and was not captured.UNION Minister Venkaiah Naidu addressing the ASSOCHAM yesterday said, "the government is continuously engaging itself with different parties not only with Congress party but possibly each and every party. At the end of the day, we want to get GST passage through consensus. The biggest beneficiaries of the GST will be state. The signals I am getting from all sides is positive. I hope the GST Bill will be passed during this session itself"

MoS, Finance, Arjun Ram Meghwal said the Congress demand for capping the GST rate in the Constitution was "not practical" and the government was trying for a consensus.

He said, "There are many chief ministers - of UP, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar - who all want GST to come fast...We hope the Rajya Sabha will be able to pass the Bill in the third week of the session”