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Winter Session Of Parliament Live Highlights: Lok Sabha Passes GST Amendment Bill
Opposition ruckus today forced the adjournment of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings several times as members of the opposition vociferously raised the issue of union minister Ananthkumar Hegde's controversial remarks on secularism and the Constitution. In Lok Sabha, TRS members, demanding a separate high court for Telangana, trooped into the We...
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Opinion: Football Jersey No 110 for Arun Jaitley, Please
After sterling and cross-party work to bring the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime into effect, it was disappointing that the BJP-led government introduced the GST Bills in Parliament as Money Bills. This allowed it to essentially bypass the Rajya Sabha, ignore its views, and let the government romp home on the basis of its Lok Sabha majority.
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A Manmohan Singh Cameo As GST Bills Are Cleared In Parliament
The Rajya Sabha today passed four GST or Goods and Services Tax bills without amendments setting the stage for the government to launch on July 1, the country's biggest tax reform since Independence.
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Rahul Gandhi Hunts For Support For Today's Vote On GST Tax Reform Bills
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi met CPM leader Sitaram Yechury for 45 minutes today, over a cup of coffee, the latter said. Mr Gandhi has sought the Left's support for an amendment that the Congress' Jairam Ramesh will seek tomorrow when four GST or Goods and Services Tax bills are voted on in the Rajya Sabha.
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Rajya Sabha Objects, Lok Sabha Rejects. Finance Bill Passed In Parliament
The Finance Bill 2017 has been approved by parliament, with the Lok Sabha on Thursday rejecting five amendments that were proposed by opposition parties and adopted on Wednesday by the Rajya Sabha, where the government is in a minority.
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All Four GST Bills Passed In Lok Sabha
Goods and Services Tax or GST is expected to boost economic growth by about 0.5 percentage points in its first year of implementation.
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GST Bill Debate: Rajya Sabha Undermined, All Members Should Resign, Says Congress' Veerappa Moily
Congress leader Veerappa Moily, speaking during the debate on GST bills, dared all members of the Rajya Sabha today to quit "if they have some pride left". Mr Moily's counsel is based on the Congress premise that the government has demonstrated its determination to exclude the Rajya Sabha from any say in legislation.
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Tax Reform GST Heads For July 1 Rollout, Crucial Bills Cleared: 10 Facts
After an eight-hour debate, the Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed four GST or Goods and Services Tax-related bills putting the government on course for the launch on July 1 of the country's biggest tax reform since Independence. GST will subsume a slew of indirect taxes levied by the Centre and states, transforming India into a single market. The bills...
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Centre Smuggling In Amendments To Finance Bill: Sitaram Yechury
Ahead of discussions on the Finance Bill in Rajya Sabha, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury on Monday said the Centre is trying to "subterfuge" parliamentary democracy by "smuggling" in amendments to the Bill.
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For GST Bill, 7-Hour Debate On Wednesday, PM Narendra Modi's Review Today: 10 Facts
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a meeting of his council of ministers today to brief them ahead of a seven-hour debate on Wednesday in the Lok Sabha on the government's mega reform, the Goods and Services Tax. Four bills crucial to the implementation of GST will be passed at the end the debate; they were introduced in the lower house yester...
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Parliament Budget Session Day 8 Highlights: Next Year Will Be A Year Of Change, Says Arun Jaitley
The eighth day of the month-long second leg of the budget session of parliament is expected to be a busy one. The Bill scheduled to be considered and passed in the Lok Sabha is The Finance Bill, 2017 and The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2017. In the Rajya Sabha, the bill for consideration and passing is the Employee's...
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2 Bills Passed, Lok Sabha Ran For Less Than An Hour A Day This Winter Session
The Lok Sabha or lower house of Parliament ran for a total 19 hours in the 21-day winter session, not even averaging an hour a day, while the Rajya Sabha did marginally better at 22 hours. The rest of the time was lost to slogan shouting and disruption, mainly over the government's notes ban and its impact on people. Between the two Houses they cou...
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For Smooth Passage, Centre Plans To Bring GST Bills As Money Bills
With several states suggesting changes in the model GST law and compensation formula, the GST Council meeting scheduled for November 25 has been postponed to December 2-3.
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Bihar Assembly To Hold Special Session To Clear GST Bill
Bihar Assembly's monsoon session ended on August 4 but it has called for a special one-day session on August 16 to pass the Goods and Services tax (GST) bill cleared by the Rajya Sabha last week.
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Opinion: Yes, We Cleared GST. But Should States Trust The Centre?
All this was a learning experience for me. It validated the important and mature role the Rajya Sabha plays in shaping legislation. Those in the ruling party who had dismissed the Rajya Sabha and said the directly-elected House, the Lok Sabha, should get overriding powers cannot deny today that the Rajya Sabha delayed the bill but also produced a b...
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Winter Session Of Parliament Live Highlights: Lok Sabha Passes GST Amendment Bill
Opposition ruckus today forced the adjournment of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings several times as members of the opposition vociferously raised the issue of union minister Ananthkumar Hegde's controversial remarks on secularism and the Constitution. In Lok Sabha, TRS members, demanding a separate high court for Telangana, trooped into the We...
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Opinion: Football Jersey No 110 for Arun Jaitley, Please
After sterling and cross-party work to bring the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime into effect, it was disappointing that the BJP-led government introduced the GST Bills in Parliament as Money Bills. This allowed it to essentially bypass the Rajya Sabha, ignore its views, and let the government romp home on the basis of its Lok Sabha majority.
-
A Manmohan Singh Cameo As GST Bills Are Cleared In Parliament
The Rajya Sabha today passed four GST or Goods and Services Tax bills without amendments setting the stage for the government to launch on July 1, the country's biggest tax reform since Independence.
-
Rahul Gandhi Hunts For Support For Today's Vote On GST Tax Reform Bills
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi met CPM leader Sitaram Yechury for 45 minutes today, over a cup of coffee, the latter said. Mr Gandhi has sought the Left's support for an amendment that the Congress' Jairam Ramesh will seek tomorrow when four GST or Goods and Services Tax bills are voted on in the Rajya Sabha.
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Rajya Sabha Objects, Lok Sabha Rejects. Finance Bill Passed In Parliament
The Finance Bill 2017 has been approved by parliament, with the Lok Sabha on Thursday rejecting five amendments that were proposed by opposition parties and adopted on Wednesday by the Rajya Sabha, where the government is in a minority.
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All Four GST Bills Passed In Lok Sabha
Goods and Services Tax or GST is expected to boost economic growth by about 0.5 percentage points in its first year of implementation.
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GST Bill Debate: Rajya Sabha Undermined, All Members Should Resign, Says Congress' Veerappa Moily
Congress leader Veerappa Moily, speaking during the debate on GST bills, dared all members of the Rajya Sabha today to quit "if they have some pride left". Mr Moily's counsel is based on the Congress premise that the government has demonstrated its determination to exclude the Rajya Sabha from any say in legislation.
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Tax Reform GST Heads For July 1 Rollout, Crucial Bills Cleared: 10 Facts
After an eight-hour debate, the Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed four GST or Goods and Services Tax-related bills putting the government on course for the launch on July 1 of the country's biggest tax reform since Independence. GST will subsume a slew of indirect taxes levied by the Centre and states, transforming India into a single market. The bills...
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Centre Smuggling In Amendments To Finance Bill: Sitaram Yechury
Ahead of discussions on the Finance Bill in Rajya Sabha, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury on Monday said the Centre is trying to "subterfuge" parliamentary democracy by "smuggling" in amendments to the Bill.
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For GST Bill, 7-Hour Debate On Wednesday, PM Narendra Modi's Review Today: 10 Facts
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a meeting of his council of ministers today to brief them ahead of a seven-hour debate on Wednesday in the Lok Sabha on the government's mega reform, the Goods and Services Tax. Four bills crucial to the implementation of GST will be passed at the end the debate; they were introduced in the lower house yester...
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Parliament Budget Session Day 8 Highlights: Next Year Will Be A Year Of Change, Says Arun Jaitley
The eighth day of the month-long second leg of the budget session of parliament is expected to be a busy one. The Bill scheduled to be considered and passed in the Lok Sabha is The Finance Bill, 2017 and The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2017. In the Rajya Sabha, the bill for consideration and passing is the Employee's...
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2 Bills Passed, Lok Sabha Ran For Less Than An Hour A Day This Winter Session
The Lok Sabha or lower house of Parliament ran for a total 19 hours in the 21-day winter session, not even averaging an hour a day, while the Rajya Sabha did marginally better at 22 hours. The rest of the time was lost to slogan shouting and disruption, mainly over the government's notes ban and its impact on people. Between the two Houses they cou...
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For Smooth Passage, Centre Plans To Bring GST Bills As Money Bills
With several states suggesting changes in the model GST law and compensation formula, the GST Council meeting scheduled for November 25 has been postponed to December 2-3.
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Bihar Assembly To Hold Special Session To Clear GST Bill
Bihar Assembly's monsoon session ended on August 4 but it has called for a special one-day session on August 16 to pass the Goods and Services tax (GST) bill cleared by the Rajya Sabha last week.
-
Opinion: Yes, We Cleared GST. But Should States Trust The Centre?
All this was a learning experience for me. It validated the important and mature role the Rajya Sabha plays in shaping legislation. Those in the ruling party who had dismissed the Rajya Sabha and said the directly-elected House, the Lok Sabha, should get overriding powers cannot deny today that the Rajya Sabha delayed the bill but also produced a b...
