Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday shared the contours of the GST (Goods and Services tax) launch program on the midnight of June 30 and July 1. The GST launch will happen exactly at midnight when the switchover to the new regime takes place.2. GST will be launched in the presence of President Pranab Mukherjee, who has agreed to be present at the function, Jaitley said3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Speaker of the Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan will also grace the occasion.4. Former prime ministers Manmohan Singh and HD Deve Gowda will be at the podium when the launch happens, Jaitley said.5.

Source: Times of India June 20, 2017 07:01 UTC