GST launch

Samajwadi Party unsure about attending GST launch

Several parties, including the Congress and the Left parties, have decided to boycott the event.

Jun 30, 2017, 12:28 PM IST

GST launch: Stage set for India's biggest tax reform; Opposition to boycott gala midnight event

Stage is set for the launch of a nationwide goods and services tax at midnight Friday amid protests from opposition parties who see hardships to small businesses in pushing through the biggest economic reform without preparations.

Jun 29, 2017, 22:54 PM IST

Don't skip midnight GST launch, FM Arun Jaitley urges Opposition

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today asked opposition parties such as Congress and the Left to reconsider their decision to skip the midnight GST launch tomorrow saying they were all consulted on the indirect tax reform and cannot run away from it.

Jun 29, 2017, 18:28 PM IST

As Centre prepares for historic GST rollout, Sonia to meet Manmohan to decide on joining the midnight bash

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi will meet former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday to decide whether her party should join or skip the GST launch event on June 30.

Jun 29, 2017, 10:33 AM IST

Govt to rehearse GST-launch in Parliament tomorrow

Officers concerned from various departments including those from the finance ministry will be part of the rehearsal event, they said.

 

Jun 27, 2017, 19:18 PM IST

There should be no politics on GST launch: Arun Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday asked the Congress to refrain from indulging in politics over GST launch, saying all decisions with regard to the new tax regime were taken unanimously by the GST Council.

Jun 27, 2017, 15:48 PM IST