Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday asked the Congress to refrain from indulging in politics over the launch of GST. He said, all decisions with regard to the new tax regime were taken unanimously by the GST Council. He said, it is for entire country and there should be no politics over it. The Finance Minister said this at programme hosted by a private news channel. When asked about about the Congress party being non-committal of attending the event of GST launch, Mr Jaitley said all the the decision on GST were taken collectively and the government wants the launch programme to reflect the collective nature of the Indian polity. He said, the GST Council is the first federal institution which is chaired by the Union Finance Minister and has representatives from all states.The government will launch the GST at the midnight of 30th of June from the Central Hall of Parliament. <br/>The Congress has remained non-committal about attending the event to mark the launch of GST. Party Spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala yesterday said that the Congress is considering whether to attend the meeting.He said, the party is examining various aspects of the issue, including the manner the GST is being implemented.
News On AIR | June 27, 2017 9:19 PM
FM asks Congress to refrain from indulging in politics over GST launch