"We're not opposing the GST Bill rather Congress conceived, brought and introduced the GST Bill. However, the Congress leadership, in common people's interest, has come forward with three concrete suggestions," party's chief spokesman Randeep Surjewala told reporters.
Targeting the Prime Minister and his government on the issue, he said that the people who opposed the GST Bill bitterly when the UPA was in power were the "the present Prime Minister, Finance Minister and External Minister and also the entire BJP".
"According to us, that shouldn't be more than 18 per cent failing which people like the present Delhi CM can always impose an Entertainment Tax of 40 per cent...," he said.
Besides, he said, 1 per cent additional tax which is sought to be charged by manufacturing states must be done away with. GST means a universal tax regime across India and shouldn't vary with the states.
His remarks came amid reports that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, keen to get the landmark bill cleared during the monsoon session beginning this month, is likely to meet top Congress leaders to win over support of the principal opposition party.
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