Goods and Services Tax

GST – Dated:- 10-7-2009 – Lok Sabha The budget speech of 2006-2007 contained a proposal to introduce Goods and Services Tax (GST) with effect from April 01, 2010. It has been reiterated in the budget speech of 2009-10 that the process for smooth introduction of GST with effect from April 01, 2010 would be accelerated. The proposed GST is not instead of CST alone, but would also subsume many other Central and State taxes. The Empowered Committee of the State Finance Ministers (EC), on the request of Central Government and after due consultation among States, has prepared a model and roadmap for the GST. The Central Government has given its suggestions to the EC on the model. The Centre and the States have agreed upon the basic structure in

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