Yashwant Shinha

Yashwant Sinha today delivered a fresh instalment of biting criticism of the government, describing the new national sales tax or GST as "a total mess" which cannot be solved by "tinkering".

The Goods and Service Tax (GST) Bill is nearing final approval after the Attorney General of India, Goolam E Vahanvati, answered the constitutional queries raised by former finance minister Yashwant Sinha in his capacity as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance.

Yashwant Sinha today delivered a fresh instalment of biting criticism of the government, describing the new national sales tax or GST as "a total mess" which cannot be solved by "tinkering".

The Goods and Service Tax (GST) Bill is nearing final approval after the Attorney General of India, Goolam E Vahanvati, answered the constitutional queries raised by former finance minister Yashwant Sinha in his capacity as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance.