Haryana House too says yes to GST Bill

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 29

The Haryana Assembly today unanimously ratified the Constitution Amendment Bill on Goods and Services Tax (GST).

The Bill, which was introduced by Finance Minister Capt Abhimanyu, was passed after a brief discussion as Congress members raised certain issues related to Haryana in the 122nd Constitution Amendment Bill.

Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Kiran Chaudhary asked the government to take care of the interests of small and medium business enterprises which might be impacted after the implementation of GST, a new regime of indirect taxes.

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She suggested that the threshold limit to levy tax be enhanced from the proposed Rs 20 lakh to Rs 25 lakh in the GST. She apprehended that Haryana was set for a revenue loss of over Rs 9,000 crore because of GST and asked the government how it will ensure to neutralise the same.

Terming GST a “destination tax”, Congress MLA Karan Dalal said the government should clarify which authority would resolve any issue arising out of inter-state disputes. Dalal said there is a 40 per cent tax on tobacco and the party supports it. But the government should also keep in mind that a lot of people smoke ‘hookahs’ in Haryana, he said.