States reject Constitutional amendment bill on GST

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....tates reject Constitutional amendment bill on GST <br>GST<br>Dated:- 4-8-2010<br><BR>New Delhi, Aug 4 (PTI) States today opposed a draft bill to amend the Constitution, a measure proposed by the Centr....

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....e for rolling out GST, in its present form as it provides veto power to the Union Finance Minister in matters relating to state subjects. The opposition came on a day when the Union Finance Minister ....

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....Pranab Mukherjee sought states&#39; cooperation in introducing the new indirect tax system from next fiscal. &quot;This proposed draft Constitutional amendment bill related to GST in its present form....

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.... is not acceptable to the states,&quot; Asim Dasgupta, Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on GST, told reporters after a meeting of the panel. He said states are against i....

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....nfringement on their financial autonomy and have certain reservations on the draft bill&#39;s provisions for the GST Council and the GST Disputes Authority.<BR> News - Press release - PIB....