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GST rollout: Intent behind boycott was political, says MoS Finance
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Responding to the Congress and other parties' decision to boycott the midnight session of Parliament chaired for the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar asserted that the intent behind it was &
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GST tribute to wisdom of India's democracy: President Mukherjee
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): With the much-awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST) rolling out at midnight, President Pranab Mukherjee, while addressing a special session of the Parliament, said it is a tribute to the maturity and wisdom of India's democracy.
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GST an example of cooperative federalism: PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is not the legacy of one political party, but the collective legacy of all political parties, adding that the GST will ensure economic integration and will bring all the states clo
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India's midnight 'tryst with destiny': GST rolled out
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): In a historic moment for the Indian economy, the much-awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been rolled out in a special midnight session of the Parliament, in the presence of President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra
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Congress baked GST for so long it tasted 'burnt, ugly': BJP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 30 (ANI): Hitting back at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's jibe at the Centre on Goods and Services Tax (GST), senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Siddharth Nath Singh on Friday said that Congress baked the GST for so long that it burnt and tasted ugl
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Parliament lights up as politicos arrive for midnight GST rollout
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June. 30 (ANI): The Parliament lit up in its full glory on Friday night, as politicians including the Centre's top brass and ally parties gathered ahead of the historic Goods and Services Tax (GST) rollout.
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GST rollout: Maha Govt. to facilitate businesses to migrate from old tax s
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 30 (ANI): Hours before the mid-night rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday expressed his concern over difficulties during initial stages, and assured that the government will facilitate the busin
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GST Council reduces tax rate on fertilizer from 12 pct to 5 pct
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday informed that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on fertilizers has been brought down from 12 percent to five percent.
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GST will improve India's image as investor friendly country: ASSOCHAM
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): ASSOCHAM president Sandeep Jajodiya on Friday said the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) will boost India's GDP and will improve its image as an investor friendly country.
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GST is anti-small traders: Lalu Yadav
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India] June 30 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal Supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Friday branded the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as 'anti-small traders'.
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GST rules contain draconian 'arrest clause': Mamata Banerjee
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India] June 30 (ANI): Expressing her concern over the Goods and Services Tax (GST) roll-out, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that the rules contain a draconian arrest clause, adding it would hamper small and medium businesses.
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GST will upscale Indian economy's `competitiveness` globally: Shaktik
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Former Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das on Friday said that the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a timely and transformative measure, which will catapult the Indian economy into a much higher level of transparency, efficiency and
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