Rajya Sabha passes GST bill

New Delhi, Aug 3, 2016: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday handed the related Constitution amendment bill to pave the way in which for the introduction of a pan-India Goods and Services Tax regime as Rajya Sabha passes GST bill.

The higher house handed what known as the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Second Amendment) Bill, 2014, with all of the 197 members current voting in its favour.

Rajya Sabha passes GST bill.

A few of the amendments to the main bill, additionally launched by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, nonetheless, had a number of dissenters.

The AIADMK had walked out earlier.

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Rajya Sabha passes GST bill