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Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is preparing to take centre stage on the midnight of Friday to launch the nationwide Goods and Services Tax (GST), the country's biggest tax reform, the Congress, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Left parties have decided to stay away from the special midnight meeting, convened in the historic Central Hall of Parliament.
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asked the representatives of Trade and Industry to ensure that all benefits arising due to implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) are passed on to the consumers in a transparent manner.
Adopting a pro-active approach ahead of the GST rollout, Jaitley held a meeting with the representatives of the trade and industry in the national capital on.
He asked the representatives of trade and industry to inform, educate and explain to their distributors, retailers and consumers at large about the positive impact of the GST especially on the price front.
India deserves a #GST rollout that does not put crores of its ordinary citizens, small businesses & traders through tremendous pain &anxiety
— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) June 30, 2017
But like demonetisation,GST is being executed by an incompetent&insensitive Govt w/o planning foresight &institutional readiness #GSTTamasha
— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) June 30, 2017
Congress leader Randeep S Surjewala attacks government over GST
Spirit of GST bill of Congress was -'Single,Simple Transparent,Uncomplicated Tax & Reducing Inflation'.Present GST is just the opposite. 4/n
— Randeep S Surjewala (@rssurjewala) June 30, 2017
BJP's GST marred by IT unpreparedness.Tender for GST Network floated on 15 June with test period of Aug 2017-July 2018. PM remembers? 5/n pic.twitter.com/kZt7aE5BIB
— Randeep S Surjewala (@rssurjewala) June 30, 2017
'Roti, Kapda & Makaan ' will be hit by BJP's GST. GST on Goods of Mass Consumption will hit the Poor & Middle Class 6/n pic.twitter.com/p49jjWR9ev
— Randeep S Surjewala (@rssurjewala) June 30, 2017
BJP imposes GST of 18% on manmade fibre. Hits Textile Sector- Micro & Small Manufacturers /Traders/ Shopkeepers & helps Big Businesses 8/n
— Randeep S Surjewala (@rssurjewala) June 30, 2017
Traders seek leniency on filing tax returns under GST regime
Trade and industry bodies want the government to be lenient for at least one year on filing of returns as many more businesses come under the GST regime for the first time from midnight today.
Opposition should not politicize GST: Mahesh Sharma
Highlighting the significance of Good and services Tax (GST), Union Minister Mahesh Sharma said the Opposition should not politicize the matter.
"When the parliament has passed GST then the opposition should not be against it. I request the opposition to not play politics when it is beneficial for the people," Sharma told ANI.
SP unsure about attending GST launch
With just hours to go before the GST launch, the Samajwadi Party (SP) was unsure about whether it would attend the midnight function in Delhi. Senior party leader Rajendra Chaudhary, said SP had always been in favour of the tax reform.
UP Minister embarrasses Yogi Govt., doesn't know GST full form
In a huge embarrassment for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Government, one of its Cabinet Minister failed to spell out the full form of GST.
Social Welfare, Scheduled Castes and Tribal Affairs minister Ramapati Shastri, who was in Maharajganj to make people aware about the nitigrities of the GST, was caught by media person when he was not able to tell the extended form of GST (Goods and Services Tax).
#WATCH UP Minister Rampati Shastri fails to spell out the full form of #GST pic.twitter.com/wBNUdlBOXf
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) June 30, 2017
Market losses narrow, GST anxiety keeps investors on toes
Markets managed to apply brakes on their early losses today, but the Sensex and the Nifty still moved in the red as investors braced for the final countdown
to the GST launch.
Telecom, capital goods, realty and auto stocks wobbled amid sluggishness in global shares.
What Twitter users say about Congress boycotting GST launch event
GST belongs to the Country. It doesn't belong to the BJP. Congress will be sending wrong signals to the country by boycotting #GSTRollout
— Sadhavi Khosla (@sadhavi) June 30, 2017
Congress decision to boycott GST function is poor form. Especially as opposition is divided, RG is still abroad rather than meeting traders!
— Aman Sharma (@AmanKayamHai_ET) June 29, 2017
MP: Business traders called for a bandh protesting against implementation of GST, all major markets in Bhopal to remain shut today
Nitish Kumar to not attend today's GST midnight event. State minister Vijendra Yadav to attend on behalf of JD(U)
Government reaches out to Congress
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday hoped the Congress Party 'realise and rethink' their stand and join the government for the midnight Parliament session.
"It's really unfortunate because they are distancing themselves from the process of reformation in the country. I hope they (Congress) realise by evening and re-think and join us in the Central Hall," Naidu said.
"I still appeal to the Congress and other parties boycotting GST event to reconsider. It's not a party function," he added.
GST is a black law which we oppose. Whether or not we will attend today's event will be decided by afternoon :Naresh Agarwal (Samajwadi Party)
Traders stop 4102 Jhansi Express train in protest against #GST in Kanpur
