One Hundred and First Amendment to the Constitution of India
Introduction of a Goods and Services Tax
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- Officially known as The Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016 , this amendment introduced a national Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India from 1 July 2017.
- It replaces all indirect taxes levied on goods and services by the Indian Central and state governments.
- Background An empowered union committee was set up by the Vajpayee administration to streamline the GST model to be adopted and to develop the required back-end infrastructure that would be needed for its implementation.
Officially known as The Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016, this amendment introduced a national Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India from 1 July 2017. It was introduced as the One Hundred and Twenty Second Amendment Bill of the Constitution of India,
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a Value added Tax (VAT) proposed to be a comprehensive indirect tax levy on manufacture, sale and consumption of goods as well as services at the national level. It replaces all indirect taxes levied on goods and services by the Indian Central and state governments. It is aimed at being comprehensive for most goods and services.
Background
An empowered union committee was set up by the Vajpayee administration to streamline the GST model to be adopted and to develop the required back-end infrastructure that would be needed for its implementation.
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