Modi govt has no option but to change GST rates: Chidambaram
November 10, 2017  12:47
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Congress leader P Chidambaram today said a "shower of changes" is expected from the GST Council meeting in Guwahati and the "panic-stricken" Modi government has no option but to change the new tax rates.


The high-powered committee headed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is meeting in Assam to discuss GST rates.


Chidambaram said the government will be forced to heed the advice of the opposition and experts due to the Gujarat assembly elections next month.


"Expect a shower of changes in GST rates from GST Council meeting today. Panic-stricken govt has no option but to concede demands for change. "Thanks to Gujarat elections, government forced to heed advice of Opposition and experts on flaws in implementation of GST," he tweeted.


Chidambaram said the letter from the finance ministers of Congress-ruled states to Jaitley will set the tone for discussions in the GST Council today.


"Congress FMs letter exposes the structural flaws in the design and implementation of GST. Government can no longer duck these issues," he said. The Congress leader said the government had avoided debate and voting in Rajya Sabha on GST Bills but it cannot avoid a debate in the public domain or in the GST Council. -- PTI


Image: The GST council meeting begins in Guwahati.
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