GST Bills passed in Lok Sabha
The following bills introduced in Lok Sabha on
27/03/2017 have been passed in the Lok Sabha.
1. The Goods and Services Tax (Compensation
to States) Bill, 2017
2. The Integrated Goods and Services Tax Bill, 2017
3. The Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Bill, 2017
4. The Central Goods and Services Tax Bill, 2017
The bills would be considered by the Rajya Sabha in the week beginning 3rd April, 2017. Since the bills have been passed in the Lok Sabha as Money Bills, any amendments by the Rajya Sabha will not the binding on the Lok Sabha.
The CGST and IGST Bills have been passed as applicable to the whole of India except Jammu and Kashmir since Article 370 of the Constitution grants special status to the States and only after the Jammu and Kashmir State legislature approves the applicability of the two bills to the State, the Parliament can legislate applicability of the two bills to the State.
Date : March 30, 2017