Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, once again making a case for early implementation of the much awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST) has said that the roll-out of GST will convert India into one common market, prevent tax-on-tax and make goods and services cheaper. Jaitley also hoped the main opposition Congress will come on board to help in the passage of the India's biggest indirect tax reform bill since independence in the ensuing monsoon session of Parliament and said failing which the government will have no option but to seek for a Parliamentary vote.
Jaitley, who is on a six-day tour to Japan, said that GST will reduce the level of taxation because there will be no tax-on-tax. It will bring prices down; it will enable businesses far more. He added that the idea behind the GST is to make India into a one common market to have a seamless transfer of goods and services, to prevent tax-on-tax, make goods and services cheaper and therefore provide to any person a very large market that is one-sixth of world population.
Jaitley said he was “quite confident” that GST had support of two-third members of the Rajya Sabha “because almost every regional party supports it because regional parties also come from areas which are consuming states and all consuming states benefit from the GST.” He further said that going forward, “reform process is going to continue. Hopefully, Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill is passed (in ensuing monsoon session of Parliament), which has the potential to add to GDP growth. The bill which will be replacing several state and central levies -- has already been approved by the Lok Sabha or Lower House of Parliament and is pending in the Upper House.
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