Government reply awaited on 'Congress child'

Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the topic of GST was not discussed at the all-party meeting held yesterday

New Delhi: The Congress yesterday said it is still awaiting a “concrete response” from the Centre on its concerns over the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill, and added the proposed legislation was not discussed at the all-party meeting held yesterday.

Jyotiraditya Scindia

“We are still awaiting a concrete response. The Congress gave birth to the GST bill. It has been held up in parliament by the BJP for 4-5 years. We believe the GST is in the country's interest; it cannot be a flawed GST,” said Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia after the meeting that was called by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar, which went on for two hours.

‘Not discussed’
“The GST issue was not discussed in this meeting; with regard to the three issues raised by us, the government is still to revert to us with its response. There have been intermittent discussions but it is not the solution,” Scindia said.

What Congress wants:
>> Objects to proposed levy of one per cent additional tax on inter-state sales
>> Wants states to not have the power to levy additional tax over 18 per cent
>> Dispute resolution mechanism

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