President Pranab Mukherjee signs GST Bill

President Pranab Mukherjee signs GST Bill
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President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday signed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, paving the way for it to become law.

​New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday signed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, paving the way for it to become law.

The President’s assent came after 16 of the country’s 29 states ratified the bill over the past few weeks.

With the President’s assent the constitutional amendment act will be notified.

The bill was passed unanimously by the Rajya Sabha and the the Lok Sabha in August.

Jayalalithaa-led Tamil Nadu was the only state which had opposed the bill.

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