Samajwadi Party unsure about attending GST launch
Several parties, including the Congress and the Left parties, have decided to boycott the event.
Jun 30, 2017, 12:28 PM ISTGST launch: Stage set for India's biggest tax reform; Opposition to boycott gala midnight event
Stage is set for the launch of a nationwide goods and services tax at midnight Friday amid protests from opposition parties who see hardships to small businesses in pushing through the biggest economic reform without preparations.
Jun 29, 2017, 22:54 PM ISTDon't skip midnight GST launch, FM Arun Jaitley urges Opposition
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today asked opposition parties such as Congress and the Left to reconsider their decision to skip the midnight GST launch tomorrow saying they were all consulted on the indirect tax reform and cannot run away from it.
Jun 29, 2017, 18:28 PM ISTAs Centre prepares for historic GST rollout, Sonia to meet Manmohan to decide on joining the midnight bash
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi will meet former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday to decide whether her party should join or skip the GST launch event on June 30.
Jun 29, 2017, 10:33 AM ISTGovt to rehearse GST-launch in Parliament tomorrow
Officers concerned from various departments including those from the finance ministry will be part of the rehearsal event, they said.
Jun 27, 2017, 19:18 PM IST
There should be no politics on GST launch: Arun Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday asked the Congress to refrain from indulging in politics over GST launch, saying all decisions with regard to the new tax regime were taken unanimously by the GST Council.
Jun 27, 2017, 15:48 PM IST