New Delhi [India] June 30 (ANI): Hours before the mid-night rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that it is a reform that holds great potential, but is being rushed through in a half-baked spectacle by an incompetent government.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 30 (ANI): West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Friday questioned the Centre over the upcoming Goods and Service Tax (GST) rollout, asking were the premature celebrations necessary when the truth was that the nation was not ready for it.
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): The Congress on Friday termed its skip of the midnight launching of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as an ideological boycott.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 30 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Finance Minister D. Jayakumar on Friday asked the people not to fret about inflation and assured that prices of essential commodities will not raise post the implementation of the Goods and Service Tax (GST).
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): With many political parties boycotting the Goods and Services Tax (GST) launch event, the Samjawadi Party on Friday finally decided to participate in the function, scheduled today midnight.
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Expressing her delight over the passage of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) at the Parliament today, MD and CEO ICICI Bank Chanda Kochhar said the new tax regime is a transformational structural reform, which will have multiple benefits for the industry.
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Reiterating Communist Party of India's (CPI) stand of skipping the special the Goods and Services Tax (GST) roll out meeting, Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac on Friday said that they are free to not join the event.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 30 (ANI): Coming out in support of the Good and Services Tax (GST), Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Friday criticised the political parties for opposing the uniform tax regime, saying those who want to weaken the economy are opposing it.
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): The Centre on Friday questioned the Congress Party and the Trinamool Congress's (TMC) stand on Goods and Service Tax (GST) and asked as to why they were not supporting the government now when they backed the uniform tax regime in the Parliament.
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Highlighting the significance of Good and services Tax (GST), Union Minister Mahesh Sharma on Friday said the Opposition should not politicize the matter.
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 30 (ANI): At a time when Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is going gala about the roll out of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the common traders of Varanasi are crying foul over the complexities of implementation of the tax reform.
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): With the biggest tax overhaul in the history of the Indian economy, the Goods and Services Tax (GST), just hours away from its rollout, industry experts are bracing for this 'One Nation, One Tax Vision' of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's govern