Doesn’t matter who gets credit for GST Bill, says PM Modi at all-party meet
Politics | July 17, 2016 16:42 ISTThe Centre and the Congress will again meet on Tuesday to further discuss the matter.
The Centre and the Congress will again meet on Tuesday to further discuss the matter.
Having failed to win support from the Congress over the long-pending Goods and Services Tax Bill in Parliament, the government today reached out to the opposition to press for its passage in the Monsoon Session that begins on July 18.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has expressed confidence that the much-delayed GST Bill will be passed in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament, beginning later this month.
Amid reports of a thaw between Congress and the BJP on GST Bill passage, the grand old party on Tuesday said that ‘there is no change in its stand on the three principal demands on the legislation and it is still awaiting the government's offer on th
The Congress, which has so far been critical of GST, has said that it is may do away with the demand of specifying a cap on the tax rates if the government provides a legal commitment for a rate that Congress views as reasonable and viable.
The new parliamentary affairs minister Ananth Kumar today said that passage of the all important Goods and Service Tax (GST) Bill is a top priority for the Modi government and that he will talk to all political parties in this regard.
Refuting the ruling BJP's allegations that the Congress was scuttling the passage of the crucial Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill in Parliament, the Congress on Tuesday said it wants the bill passed but the government was not responding to the Oppos
Parliament's monsoon session is likely to begin from July 18, and GST and some other important bills will be passed during it, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Friday.
Amid reports that the BJP is working with regional parties to isolate the Congress vis-a-vis the government's pro-reform legislative strategies, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the NDA government has no intention to do so.
New Delhi: In a price-sensitive market such as India, ‘Buy one get one’ schemes rule the roost as the most popular deals among consumers. However, all this could change and the schemes could soon lose
Jayalalithaa today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter’s official residence, 7, RCR in New Delhi and expressed concerns about the legislation that aims to replace a slew of central and state levies by bringing the country under a unified t
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill has finally earned the support of virtually all states except Tamil Nadu.
New Delhi: Goods and Services Tax Bill or GST Bill may soon see the light of the day as those who had opposed the bill so far are moving closer to supporting the long-pending tax
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today criticised the BJP-led NDA government’s idea of developing 100 Smart Cities and termed it wrong.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has expressed confidence that the much delayed Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill will be passed in the monsoon session, saying "almost every political party" is supporting it.
The government has decided to go ahead with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill in the Rajya Sabha despite strong opposition by the Congress
New Delhi: As the Narendra Modi government nears its second anniversary, industry leaders on Monday said focus should now be on building political consensus for passage of the long-pending GST (Goods and Services Tax) Bill
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who is all set for a comeback in West Bengal on the back of a landslide victory, today signalled that her party could extend support to the Centre on the long-pending Goods and Services Tax bill.
Arun Jaitley today said government may seek voting on GST Constitution amendment bill in Rajya Sabha in the Monsoon session in case Congress continues to oppose the long-pending indirect tax law.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed his gratitude to 53 lawmakers retiring from the Rajya Sabha between June and July this year for working under two different governments – the United Progressive Alliance led by Congress till 2014 and the N
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