Maharashtra legislature to ratify GST Bill today

In the 288-member Maharashtra assembly, the BJP and Shiv Sena alliance has a majority of 185

Maharashtra legislature to ratify GST Bill today
ANI Mumbai [India]
Last Updated : Aug 29 2016 | 12:48 PM IST

The Maharashtra legislature will have special one-day session on Monday to ratify the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Constitution Amendment Bill passed by the Parliament.

In the 288-member Maharashtra assembly, the BJP and Shiv Sena alliance has a majority of 185.

With the opposition Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in favour of GST, the state legislature is set to ratify the bill unanimously.

Congress and NCP held a meeting in Mumbai on Sunday to apprise its MLAs and MLCs of the provisions of the GST.

According to reports, the parties have demanded a discussion on the provisions of GST in the house on Monday.

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First Published: Aug 29 2016 | 9:39 AM IST

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