Rajya Sabha unanimously passes GST bill

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday unanimously passed the relevant Constitution amendment bill to pave the way for the introduction of a pan-India Goods and Services Tax regime.

The upper house passed what is called the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Second Amendment) Bill, 2014, with 203 ayes in the final vote.

The AIADMK had walked out earlier.

--IANS

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