BENGALURU: Government would leave no stone “unturned” to get the long-awaited GST bill passed in the budget session of Parliament which would begin after February 20, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu said today.
Naidu said he hoped that Parliament functions “smoothly” to get important bills, including the Goods and Services Tax (GST), approved, and for this, the government was in “regular touch” with different parties.
“We need to pass GST bill. If we pass GST, it will revolutionise taxation system and according to experts, it will increase our revenue by 1.5 to 2 per cent. It is a very vital reform that is needed in the taxation structure,” he told reporters here.
“We will make every effort to get it passed this time… No stone will be left unturned,” he said, adding that the government was in regular touch with different parties.
Referring to a recent meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his predecessor Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi over the matter, the Minister said, “We have tried to understand what are their concerns. We have tried to address those concerns also.”
“There is tremendous public opinion building up across the country in favour of GST.I hope other parties will realise the importance of GST and support,” he said.(agencies)
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