Rahul Gandhi On Tax Bill

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.

Rahul Gandhi and 25 other opposition leaders from 16 parties met President Pranab Mukherjee this evening to complain against the manner in which the government has pushed in parliament a new proposal to tax black or undeclared money.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today accused the government of helping black money hoarders with the amendment to the income tax law, saying half of the unaccounted cash would now be returned to them.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today said the passage of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) constitutional amendment bill is a good step for the country.

As the government circulated copies of the draft Constitution Amendment Bill to bring Goods and Services Tax (GST) among MPs, top Congress leaders got into a huddle to chalk out the party's strategy today ahead of its consideration and passage in the Rajya Sabha.

The BJP-led government prefers Tuesday, the Congress, Wednesday. There is a new tussle between the two, this time over which day the Goods and Services Tax Bill should be presented in the Rajya Sabha.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley meets his counterparts from states today to discuss the Goods and Services Tax or GST Bill, which has run into more trouble just as the government and the Congress seemed to have arrived at common ground on it.

The Goods and Services Tax or GST Bill is in trouble yet again. One day before Finance Minister Arun Jaitley meets his counterparts from all states to discuss amendments, parliament was abuzz that the thaw between the government and the Congress after nine months of frost is almost over.

Launching a counter offensive on Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, BJP today alleged Congress was "never serious" about it and the opposition party's "negative mindset" was delaying the key tax reforms legislation.

The Congress will support the Goods and Services Tax bill in the Rajya Sabha the day the government agrees to its conditions, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said in Mumbai on Saturday. "It will take 15 minutes," party leader who is a lawmaker in the Lok Sabha said.

The fate of crucial legislation like the Goods and Services Tax or GST bill depends on the outcome of a meeting of top Congress leaders on Sunday night.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Congress president Sonia Gandhi a happy birthday early on Wednesday morning, as the BJP-led government continued to walk a fine line on the National Herald case.

The Congress on Tuesday declared war on the BJP-led government over the National Herald case against party leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, casting a shadow of uncertainty over the key reform, the Goods and Services Tax or GST.

But insiders on both sides admit that India has had to wait since 2011 for its biggest tax reform not because the bills had flaws in them or for a lack of consensus, but simply because the battle is political not numerical.

Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi, the two top leaders of the Congress, today told NDTV that for their party, "three issues" on the Goods and Services Tax or GST bill were non-negotiable.

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.

Rahul Gandhi and 25 other opposition leaders from 16 parties met President Pranab Mukherjee this evening to complain against the manner in which the government has pushed in parliament a new proposal to tax black or undeclared money.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today accused the government of helping black money hoarders with the amendment to the income tax law, saying half of the unaccounted cash would now be returned to them.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today said the passage of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) constitutional amendment bill is a good step for the country.

As the government circulated copies of the draft Constitution Amendment Bill to bring Goods and Services Tax (GST) among MPs, top Congress leaders got into a huddle to chalk out the party's strategy today ahead of its consideration and passage in the Rajya Sabha.

The BJP-led government prefers Tuesday, the Congress, Wednesday. There is a new tussle between the two, this time over which day the Goods and Services Tax Bill should be presented in the Rajya Sabha.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley meets his counterparts from states today to discuss the Goods and Services Tax or GST Bill, which has run into more trouble just as the government and the Congress seemed to have arrived at common ground on it.

The Goods and Services Tax or GST Bill is in trouble yet again. One day before Finance Minister Arun Jaitley meets his counterparts from all states to discuss amendments, parliament was abuzz that the thaw between the government and the Congress after nine months of frost is almost over.

Launching a counter offensive on Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, BJP today alleged Congress was "never serious" about it and the opposition party's "negative mindset" was delaying the key tax reforms legislation.

The Congress will support the Goods and Services Tax bill in the Rajya Sabha the day the government agrees to its conditions, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said in Mumbai on Saturday. "It will take 15 minutes," party leader who is a lawmaker in the Lok Sabha said.

The fate of crucial legislation like the Goods and Services Tax or GST bill depends on the outcome of a meeting of top Congress leaders on Sunday night.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Congress president Sonia Gandhi a happy birthday early on Wednesday morning, as the BJP-led government continued to walk a fine line on the National Herald case.

The Congress on Tuesday declared war on the BJP-led government over the National Herald case against party leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, casting a shadow of uncertainty over the key reform, the Goods and Services Tax or GST.

But insiders on both sides admit that India has had to wait since 2011 for its biggest tax reform not because the bills had flaws in them or for a lack of consensus, but simply because the battle is political not numerical.

Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi, the two top leaders of the Congress, today told NDTV that for their party, "three issues" on the Goods and Services Tax or GST bill were non-negotiable.