GST will usher in economic freedom: Naidu

July 01, 2017 20:38

Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said the Goods and Services Tax would usher in "economic freedom" in the country.

He said the initial hiccups that may arise in its implementation are not "insurmountable".

"What we are getting (with GST) is economic freedom. Sardar Patel is called unifier of India. Now, history will remember Prime Minister Narendra Modi as unifier of the economy," he said.

Acknowledging that there would be initial hiccups and problems as the new tax regime is rolled out today, Naidu, however, said they are not "insurmountable".

"Yes, there will be some problems. But, the problems are not insurmountable," the Information and Broadcasting Minister said.

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