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GST? Here's what Jaitley has to say

March 25, 2015 16:54 IST

GSTIndia hopes to pass a national Goods and Services Tax in the second half of Parliament's Budget session, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday.

Parliament's Budget session is currently under recess and will resume on April 20.

Investors and manufacturers have long advocated the GST as a way to simplify taxes while broadening the tax base, adding as much as 2 percentage points to economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy.

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Manoj Kumar in New Delhi
Source: REUTERS
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