States behind GST success: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday credited States for the “successful” implementation of the Goods and Services Tax, which completes one year on July 1. In his
customary radio address, Mann ki Baat , Modi said that ‘One Nation, One Tax’ was the dream of the people of the country and that it has become a reality. “If I have to
give credit to anyone for successful implementation of the ‘One Nation, One Tax reform’, then I credit the States. GST is a great example of cooperative federalism, where
all the States decided to take a unanimous decision in the interest of the nation, and then such a huge tax reform was implemented in the country. “So far, there have
been 27 meetings of the GST Council and we can all feel proud that people from different political ideologies have been involved in these meetings,” he said in his
address.
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