Senior leaders in the AAP government said that the Delhi assembly will ratify the bill once the house receives a notification from the Centre. Photo: HTNew Delhi: The Delhi government may become the fourth state to ratify the Constitution amendment bill to roll out the goods and services tax (GST), with the state assembly set to meet for a four-day session beginning on Monday. Implementation of GST will increase the Delhi government’s share in central taxes, said leaders of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which has been supporting the bill. Senior leaders in the party said that the Delhi assembly will ratify the bill once the house receives a notification from the Centre. Mint reported last week (http://www.livemint.com/Politics/k7dQkHagy4EKfs666xBE9L/GST-Bill-likely-to-be-ratified-by-seven-more-states.html) that 11 states are in the process of calling a special sitting of legislative assemblies to ratify the GST bill.

Source: Mint August 22, 2016 05:26 UTC