Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016 for Introduction of Goods and Services Tax

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Oct 01, 2016

Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016 for Introduction of Goods and Services Tax

The Bill for introduction of Goods and Services Tax (‘GST’) received the Presidential assent on September 8, 2016 and was notified[1] as Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016 on September 16, 2016, which provides concurrent powers to the Central and State legislatures to make laws on GST. As a step towards implementation of GST, the Union Cabinet in its meeting held on September 12, 2016 approved setting-up of GST council (‘Council’), consisting of the Union Finance Minister, Union Minister of State for Revenue or Finance, and State Finance Ministers or any other minster nominated by any State Government. The Council will make recommendations on important aspects relating to GST e.g., exemptions, place of supply, threshold limits and GST rates.

[1] F. No. 31011/07/2014-SO (ST) dated September 16, 2016.

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