At a glittering special midnight session of the Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today led India to its biggest indirect tax reform - Goods and Services Tax (GST). New Delhi: A shopping bill after the launch of GST ~ #TrystWithTax#GST@devinaguptanewshttps://t.co/jzpkA6y0P2pic.twitter.com/X8hTOFSuR0 ; India Today (@IndiaToday) June 30, 2017 People are celebrating the mega launch of GST at midnight with crackers. pic.twitter.com/BcGOG7gflS ; ANI (@ANI_news) June 30, 2017 The historic moment is the culmination of 14 year long journey which began in December, 2002: President Pranab Mukherjee. GST trivia: When India started its GST journey in 1986-87, only 34 countries had GST. Finance Minster Arun Jaitley chairs the 18th GST Council meeting at Vigyan Bhavan ahead of the mega rollout.

Source: India Today June 30, 2017 14:57 UTC