Lucknow, May 16 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Assembly today unanimously passed the UP Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, 2017.

The bill had been tabled in the Vidhan Sabha yesterday and was passed by a voice vote today.

Initiating the discussion on the bill, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath termed it a revolutionary move which was in the interest of consumers as well as traders.

"The GST bill is the result of the Modi Government's push towards wider economic reforms," he said, adding that it will bring uniformity in tax structure

Goods and Services Tax Bill passage creates a unified tax framework intended to streamline taxation and benefit consumers and traders. Passage of the Goods and Services Tax Bill establishes a unified tax framework for the state; the legislature enacted the UP GST Bill by unanimous voice vote, presenting it as streamlining taxation and serving the interests of consumers and traders as part of a broader economic reform agenda.