GST Bill News

In today's DNA, Zee News Sourabh Raj Jain analyzed Nitin Gadkari's stern warning to vehicle manufacturers asking them to stop making diesel vehicles.

India is working towards a single national sales tax rate which could be a mid-point between 12 and 18 per cent, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday, in an effort to simplify the tax structure.

This segment of Zee News brings to you latest updates. The 31st Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting on Saturday decided to move 33 items from the 18 percent tax slab to 12 percent and 5 percent while six items were moved from 28 percent slab to 18 percent bracket. Watch this video to know more.

Inter-state movement of goods beyond 10 kms, with a value of Rs 50,000 and above, will mandatorily require e-way bill from February 1.

Amit Shah will make his maiden speech in Rajya Sabha today Shah is expected to heap praise on GST Bill Shah is also expected to attack Congress for opposing the GST bill

The 24th meeting of the GST Council was held through video conferencing. The e- way bill system will be ready to be rolled out on a trial basis latest by January 16, 2018. This will bring uniformity across the states for seamless inter-state movement of goods.

GST council said that the e-way Bill system will have to be made ready by January 16 for trial runs.

It is too early to understand the impact of GST on the tourism sector, though an early assessment has shown that the single tax regime has brought down the level of taxation, the government said on Monday.

The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today began discussions on a resolution moved by the government for implementing the GST regime without affecting the special status of the state. Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu moved the resolution seeking suggestions from the lawmakers on how to implement the 101st amendment of the Constitution of India pertaining to GST in the state with modifications to ensure that the special status under Article 370 of the Constitution is not affected.

The Tamil Nadu Assembly saw a huge showdown between the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) over the MLAs sting operation in today's session, which was earlier being expected to be crucial for paving the way for the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill on July 1.

The Nagaland Assembly on Saturday joined the rest of the country in passing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill.

The `revolutionary` Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill was passed by the Himachal Pradesh State Assembly on Saturday, further paving the way for its roll out on July 1.

On the concluding day of the three-day session of the Tripura Assembly on Thursday, the Left-ruled state approved the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill unanimously by voice vote.

Left-ruled Tripura in a special assembly session on Thursday approved the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill unanimously.  

Mizoram assembly unanimously passed the Mizoram Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, 2017 in a one-day special session of the legislature on Thursday.

The Maharashtra Assembly passed unanimously the State Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill Monday, the last day of a special session of the state Legislature.

A special two-day session has been convened for the passage of the bill on May 26

The Parliament had on April 6 passed four legislations to pave the way for nationwide roll-out of GST from July 1.

The Uttar Pradesh assembly passed the Goods and Service Tax (GST) Bill with a voice vote on Tuesday after an address by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

 The Andhra Pradesh Legislature on Tuesday passed the state Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill.