Gst Debate Lok Sabha

First two weeks of Monsoon Session have been badly affected as Opposition kept demanding debate on inflation by suspending all other business

Lok Sabha was adjourned twice - first till noon and later till 2 pm - while the Rajya Sabha resumed at 12 pm as Opposition parties scaled attack at the Centre over rising prices, GST on daily essentials and the misuse of central agencies.

A bill that would replace an ordinance through which tax rates on various motor vehicles were hiked to a maximum of 25 per cent under the Goods and Services Tax or GST, will come up for consideration in the Lok Sabha today.

Stormy debates on cow vigilantism, farmers' protests, the Kashmir unrest, corruption charges against opposition leaders and India's stand-off with China are expected to dominate the discourse of the Parliament in the Monsoon Session that begins today. The Lok Sabha as well as the Rajya Sabha will be adjourned today due to the death of sitting membe...

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.

The Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) provides for compensation to the states for the loss of revenue arising on account of implementation of the GST.

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...

Four Bills related to the Goods and Services Tax or GST were debated in the Lok Sabha or lower house of Parliament today, as the government pushes to meet a July 1 launch date for the unified tax regime that subsumes a slew of indirect taxes at the Centre and in states. Seven hours were allotted for today's debate, which began at noon, with union m...

Parliament will today debate and vote on four supporting bills crucial to the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax, which will subsume a slew of indirect taxes currently levied by the centre and states. On the table in the Lok Sabha is the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Bill, 2017, along with three other related bills, providing for ...

Four Bills related to the Goods and Services Tax or GST will be debated in the Lok Sabha or lower house of Parliament today, as the government pushes to meet a July 1 launch date for the unified tax regime that subsumes a slew of indirect taxes at the centre and in states. Seven hours have been allotted for today's debate, which is likely to begin ...

The GST bills will be discussed in Parliament today and tomorrow in what is expected to be an intense debate between the government and the Opposition. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a meeting of his council of ministers today to get them on the same page on the Goods and Services Tax.

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...

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...

PM Modi today intervened during the Goods and Services Tax or GST debate in Lok Sabha - which was sent back to the lower house after passed in Rajya Sabha last week - and said GST meant 'Great Step Towards Transformation'. The GST Bill that amends the constitution to enable the GST reform was passed in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha unanimously.

The government is likely to move the amended Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill in the Lok Sabha for passage on Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to intervene in the debate.

First two weeks of Monsoon Session have been badly affected as Opposition kept demanding debate on inflation by suspending all other business

Lok Sabha was adjourned twice - first till noon and later till 2 pm - while the Rajya Sabha resumed at 12 pm as Opposition parties scaled attack at the Centre over rising prices, GST on daily essentials and the misuse of central agencies.

A bill that would replace an ordinance through which tax rates on various motor vehicles were hiked to a maximum of 25 per cent under the Goods and Services Tax or GST, will come up for consideration in the Lok Sabha today.

Stormy debates on cow vigilantism, farmers' protests, the Kashmir unrest, corruption charges against opposition leaders and India's stand-off with China are expected to dominate the discourse of the Parliament in the Monsoon Session that begins today. The Lok Sabha as well as the Rajya Sabha will be adjourned today due to the death of sitting membe...

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.

The Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) provides for compensation to the states for the loss of revenue arising on account of implementation of the GST.

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...

Four Bills related to the Goods and Services Tax or GST were debated in the Lok Sabha or lower house of Parliament today, as the government pushes to meet a July 1 launch date for the unified tax regime that subsumes a slew of indirect taxes at the Centre and in states. Seven hours were allotted for today's debate, which began at noon, with union m...

Parliament will today debate and vote on four supporting bills crucial to the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax, which will subsume a slew of indirect taxes currently levied by the centre and states. On the table in the Lok Sabha is the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Bill, 2017, along with three other related bills, providing for ...

Four Bills related to the Goods and Services Tax or GST will be debated in the Lok Sabha or lower house of Parliament today, as the government pushes to meet a July 1 launch date for the unified tax regime that subsumes a slew of indirect taxes at the centre and in states. Seven hours have been allotted for today's debate, which is likely to begin ...

The GST bills will be discussed in Parliament today and tomorrow in what is expected to be an intense debate between the government and the Opposition. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a meeting of his council of ministers today to get them on the same page on the Goods and Services Tax.

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...

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...

PM Modi today intervened during the Goods and Services Tax or GST debate in Lok Sabha - which was sent back to the lower house after passed in Rajya Sabha last week - and said GST meant 'Great Step Towards Transformation'. The GST Bill that amends the constitution to enable the GST reform was passed in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha unanimously.

The government is likely to move the amended Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill in the Lok Sabha for passage on Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to intervene in the debate.