The bill was endorsed by the House by a voice vote following a brief discussion
Goa Governor has summoned a one-day special session of the state Assembly on August 31 to ratify the GST bill
It became the seventh state to ratify the GST Amendment Bill
There could be a short term impact of GST but for long term benefit is will be significant added Mistry
The Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill, 2014 on GST has already been passed by the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
A proposal in this effect was approved at a cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
All authorised banks were directed to ensure their IT systems are in place for networking
Chief Minister Raman Singh said the GST would be a big leap forward to empower the state
Bill was passed within 5 minutes without discussion and was supported by both treasury and opposition party BJP
According to reports, the chief minister will also present a supplementary budget of around Rs 25,000 crores for approval
Plans are afoot to train 20,000 chartered accountants by March 2017 in different aspects of the GST
The meeting comes in the backdrop of certain procedural issues raised by the trade and industry with regard to implementation of GST
GST is not just a tax change but more of a business change, and will be the decade's game changer
Raising concerns over the model GST law, industry chambers today sought more clarity on various issues like dual administrative control, discretionary power of tax authorities and taxation of electricity. At a meeting with Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia, representatives from chambers suggested that terms like 'location of suppliers', 'location of recipient', 'intra- state and inter-state sales' should be clearly defined. During the meeting attended by industry bodies Ficci, CII and Assocham, participants expressed fears that temporary non-inclusion of petroleum products could jack up costs as the industry will not be able to claim tax credit. "Some of the issues raised by Ficci include dual administrative control vested with both the Centre and states, wide discretionary powers given to tax authorities and potential of probable disputes due to separate valuation mechanism prescribed for related party transactions," it said. Also, provisions relating to mandatory ..
However, for all the dazzling, potential benefits of a GST, the new regime still faces daunting political hurdles
MODVAT was introduced in 1987 without unifying rates, leading to confusion and loss of revenue
To raise key concerns at meet with empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on August 30
It will happen as early as possible, said State Finance Minister Etela Rajender
Last week, Assam became the first state to ratify the GST
Haryana Finance Minister Captain Abhimanyu said that economic world feels that Bill should me passed quickly in all states