Goods and Services Tax – GST – Dated:- 13-6-2017 – New Delhi, Jun 13 (PTI) As India gets ready to ring in the unified GST, people in tiny islands of Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep may perhaps be the sole exception who stand to lose out once the tax structure is implemented. The islands do not impose any sales tax or VAT to make up for the additional cost required for transporting goods. But with the launch of the goods and services tax (GST) from July 1, all goods and services consumed in the islands – like elsewhere in the country – will be levied a tax of 5, 12, 18 or 28 per cent. In other words, this would make the goods pricey. Prof Jagdish Mukhi, Lt Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, at the meeting of the GST Council earl
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