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  BJP criticises Congress for giving dissent note on GST bill

  National | July 22, 2015 20:42 IST

  New Delhi: The government today criticised Congress for giving a dissent note in the Select Committee on GST, saying it is against its own bill and Chief Ministers and hoped the opposition party will reconsider

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  Report on GST bill tabled in Rajya Sabha

  National | July 22, 2015 12:06 IST

  New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha Select Committee on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill presented its report on Wednesday in the Rajya Sabha.The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Second Amendment) Bill, 2014, was sent to a 21-member

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  Stage set for stormy Monsoon Session of Parliament

  National | July 21, 2015 10:57 IST

  New Delhi: The three-week long Monsoon session of Parliament is all set to start from today with the opposition warning of disruptions and the government saying it will give an equally aggressive response on several

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  Congress moves dissent note on Rajya Sabha panel's GST report

  National | July 20, 2015 21:26 IST

  New Delhi:  Congress, the main opposition party in Rajya Sabha, today moved dissent on the report of a Parliamentary panel on GST bill expressing inability to support the legislation saying that it is based on

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  Parliament time should be utilised to discuss all issues: PM Modi

  National | July 20, 2015 17:13 IST

  New Delhi:  With the Monsoon Session beginning tomorrow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today appealed to parties to utilise Parliament time for discussing all issues and said running both the Houses is a shared responsibility of

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  Congress to file dissent, as Parliament panel readies report on GST bill

  National | July 17, 2015 16:17 IST

  New Delhi:  Congress is preparing a dissent note on the long-pending GST bill as a Parliamentary panel looking into the legislation gets ready to adopt its report on Monday for presentation to the Rajya Sabha

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  TMC backs Modi govt on GST

  National | July 12, 2015 19:21 IST

  New Delhi: Trinamool Congress today came out in strong support of the government's ambitious GST Bill, which is being scrutinized by a Parliamentary Committee, saying the measure is “good for the states, good for the

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  Arun Jaitley hopeful of GST Bill passage in Monsoon session

  National | July 10, 2015 9:29 IST

  Ufa (Russia): Ahead of monsoon session, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday expressed hope for the "very important" GST Bill will get through in    Parliament. "Some people will try to oppose (the bills). This conflict continues

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  FM Pitches for GST, Land Bill Passage to Boost Investment, Growth

  July 05, 2015 16:38 IST

  NEW DELHI: Amid the likelihood of a stormy Parliament session, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today made a strong case for passage of GST and land acquisition bills saying they were necessary to create jobs and

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  Government confident of land bill passage

  National | May 22, 2015 16:04 IST

  New Delhi: Government today exuded confidence that land bill will be passed in the next Parliament session, saying “the numbers are very clear”.Addressing a press conference to highlight the achievements of Narendra Modi government in

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  We gave one year of corruption-free governance: Jaitley

  National | May 22, 2015 14:39 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said one year of decisive and corruption-free governance at the Centre has set the stage for a double-digit growth rate and promised to continue economic reforms with a

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  J&K unlikely to implement GST: Drabu

  India | May 20, 2015 19:58 IST

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is unlikely to implement the GST regime as it will take away the state's authority of legislating on taxes, state Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu said today. "Jammu and Kashmir is unlikely to

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  Suresh Prabhu seeks support of political parties to pass GST bill

  May 17, 2015 17:10 IST

  Vadodara: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has sought support of all political parties to make India the single largest market in the world by implementing the Goods and Service Tax (GST) in the country. Prabhu pitched for

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  Reasonable taxation, ease of doing business govt's priority: Arun Jaitley

  May 17, 2015 16:20 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today outlined the road map for the second year of the NDA government which includes making taxation more reasonable and improving the ease of doing business in India.Maintaining the

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  Congress leadership lacks "legislative literacy": Arun Jaitley

  National | May 17, 2015 14:47 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today hit back at the Congress for its new-found aggression in Parliament and outside, saying that the party leadership lacks legislative literacy and needs to “directly read” the fine

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  Govt committed to passage of GST in July: Arun Jaitley

  National | May 13, 2015 22:17 IST

  New Delhi: Hitting out at opposition for dragging its feet on the GST Bill, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said “nobody should get a thrill by delaying GST” as the proposed indirect tax reform would

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  GST Bill goes to Rajya Sabha select committee

  National | May 12, 2015 16:52 IST

  New Delhi: The bill on the goods and services tax (GST) was on Tuesday sent to a select committee of the Rajya Sabha.The committee will table its report in the upper house on the last

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  GST will make India single largest market globally: S Prabhu

  National | May 12, 2015 15:34 IST

  New Delhi: Pitching for support from political parties on the goods and service tax, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu today said the comprehensive indirect tax reform will make India single largest market in the world."I think

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  Land bill likely to go to joint committee

  National | May 11, 2015 20:51 IST

  New Delhi: With no consensus in sight and the government facing a number crunch in the Rajya Sabha, the contentious land bill may be referred to a joint committee of both Houses of Parliament and

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  Govt to table GST Bill in Rajya Sabha today

  National | May 11, 2015 10:41 IST

  New Delhi: Three days before the Budget Session of Parliament comes to an end, the Narendra Modi government is set to table the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, aimed at reforming of India's indirect