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'Obstructionist Cong blocking GST'

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive on Sunday passed a resolution on economic issues that said increased capital spending in infrastructure development and more credit for agriculture and small industries have spurred India's growth during the two years of the Narendra Modi government.It said that "a qualitative change in the tax system is expected through the introduction of the goods and services tax (GST), which has been pending due to obstructionist politics of the Congress and few other parties."The resolution said the government has cleared 42 stalled projects worth Rs 1.15 lakh crore since February 2015, which activated the idle investments locked in these projects. "This has also begun yielding results in 2015-16. That is why despite slower growth in investments, GDP has grown. Further unlocking of stalled projects will accentuate the GDP growth in future."The resolution lauded the Modi government's perfect blend of welfare and growth measures, and for pulling t

State finance ministers to meet on GST in Kolkata

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will attend the meeting on the first day, the union ministry official added

GST empowered committee meeting on June 14-15

New chairman Amit Mitra will head the first full fledged meeting since November 2015

GST regime: More gainers than losers

If the Bill is passed, many sectors and companies will gain, especially the ones dominated by the unorganised players

Arrive at a consensus on GST fast: Mamata tells Amit Mitra

We are fighting for GST. One-tax formula will work, said Mamata Banerjee

States gear up for goods and services tax

Several states have brought out amnesty schemes to shore up their tax revenues

Centre, state tax officials at loggerheads over GST

Central revenue officers are concerned that states want control over taxes and assessments, rendering the Central Board of Excise and Customs toothless

Arun Jaitley hints at GST rollout next year

The overall rate, which would vary for different goods, would be set by a newly formed GST Council

Govt plans GST roll-out from April 2017

Sources say all political parties other than Congress and AIADMK have supported the GST Bill

GST to test Modi govt's legislative skills

Modi govt could steer through Parliament 59 out of 75 Bills introduced over the past two years (excluding finance and appropriation Bills), giving it a strike rate of 78.6%

Congress says won't change terms for supporting GST bill

The new sales tax will add up to two percentage points to the nation's economic growth

Govt confident of GST Bill's passage

He said, 'It would be extremely difficult even for the Congress party to take a contrarian view'

Modi takes GST jibe in farewell note to 53 MPs

GST constitution amendment pending in Rajya Sabha where govt lacks numbers

PM rues RS not passing GST, says states would have benefited

He said Bihar, UP would benefit from GST, Barring one or two states, all states would have benefited from GST

Jaitley asks Cong to reconsider stance on GST

Cautions handing over taxation powers to judiciary will be a "misadventure"

Ready to support GST if recommendations accepted: Congress

Congress has three suggestions- setting up of independent committee, elimination of 1% tax and introduction of capping

GST, land reforms key to boost India's economic growth: IMF

It said total FDI inflows to India increased to $44 billion in 2015, up from $34 billion in 2014

Long gap between GST panel meetings

The Union government is making all efforts to enable the GST roll-out

Congress not trying to block GST, party has some concerns: Anand Sharma

Sharma, the deputy leader of Congress in the Rajya Sabha, also criticised the nationalism debate

GST a key factor in improving ease of doing business: Das

Says administrative machinery is fully geared both at states and central level to implement GST at the earliest