Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said that all states except Tamil Nadu have virtually supported the GST Bill. After the meeting of Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers, Jaitley said, “So far, every state has given its detailed views on the GST itself. The states will draft their own State GST (SGST) bill based on the draft model law with minor variations, incorporating state-specific exemptions. Jaitley said there was a consensus among Indian states against the Congress party’s stand. The meeting of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers in Kolkata was aimed at bringing consensus on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill by all states.

Source: Indian Express June 14, 2016 10:07 UTC