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The officials said that transitional amendment in the Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Act, 2014, to roll out the goods and services tax (GST) would provide cover to the government until the time this reform is implemented.
As the Government is preparing to roll-out the GST law by April 2017, the newly formed GST council has started considering some mechanisms in order to assure proper functioning of the GST regime. The govt is considering a price-monitoring mechanism under the goods and services tax (GST) to ensure that the benefits get applied effectively on any unwarranted price shocks. Meanwhile, the states are also showing their interest in the regulations carried away by the council over the GST.
GST is a revolutionary step in the indirect taxing regime, the most awaited Goods and Services Tax bill got the assent of President on the 08th day of September 2016 and became the Act. GST will be a single window for all Indirect taxes as it will subsume majority of the indirect taxes. GST is the thing which will reshape the Indirect tax structure and impact of it will be seen on its stakeholders. It is expected that it will increase the GDP by 2%.
The passage of the long-pending in both houses is no less than a milestone for a country like India. The govt expects that the GST law will bring the economy on track and the new tax reform will assure hassle free taxation system. The 122nd constitution amendment bill received President Pranab Mukherjee’s nod on Sept. 8 this month. Following this, the govt is striving to conquer the deadline of April 1, 2017. Recently, the GST council was formed over the decision taken by the union cabinet headed by Prime minister Narendra Modi.
Flipkart, the e-commerce giant has been trying its hands over understanding the new tax reform and has started practicing way ahead of the actual GST roll out. The company has started following the GST guidlines and seems quite keen towards doing business with ease under the new tax reform. As this is a positive step taken by the e-commerce company, this will also give some helpful hint to other similar players in the market to start the practice in-order to prepare for the GST regime.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reviewed the recent work done on the implementation of GST in order to meet the proposed deadline April 1, 2017, and asked departments and ministries to take necessary steps for achieving the deadline on time.
GST is the biggest tax reform in India after the Independence. We have taken almost 60 years to pass a tax bill in which a uniform taxation system will be implied to all over the nation.
India is getting a worldwide recognition in the name of teamwork that the GST showed across all the political parties working together to make this tax reform a success. As of now, there is a smooth flow of processing and implications regarding the GST and its structural framework to ensure hassle free operation when it will finally get rolled out in the nation’s taxation web. The Union cabinet has also formed the GST council that will take care of the further proceeding over the GST.
GST, a new era of indirect taxation law is all set to transform the current indirect taxation system which may propose to become applicable with effect from 1st April 2017. GST system is targeted to be simplified, transparent and efficient.
