Goods & Services Tax (GST) has brought all the sections to the same level. GST has proved to be a system that enhances the dignity of citizens. said Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal.
He urged the traders’ community to bring tax defaulters to light and give bills mandatorily to the consumers. Goyal was talking to the traders’ community here today
He said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has resolved to build a new India. The traders should extend support in realizing the dreams of the Prime Minister through organized business.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Finance Minister Jayant Malaiya, Revenue Minister Umashankar Gupta besides representatives of various traders associations were present on the occasion.
Praising Madhya Pradesh for implementation of GST, Goyal said that the state has played an important role in GST implementation and established trade-friendly systems. He said that most issues related to GST have been resolved within one year. He said that the clarity relating to GST that has come over the traders’ community in one year is an achievement in itself. Earlier there was confusion.
Goyal said that Prime Minister Modi and the then Finance Minister Arun Jaitley held serious discussion over all the aspects and after a lot hard work and courage carried out the work of implementation.
Approval of political parties, various ideologies and suggestions of the business world were included to implement GST.
This will turn out to be revolutionary step for the future of India. He said that the success of GST is an outcome of the mutual support of both the traders’ community and the consumers. Implementation of GST was being discussed since several years in the country but a situation of confusion prevailed.
Today there is more clarity regarding GST. He said that after one year of initial success now the time is coming to avail its benefits. Regarding suggestions given by the traders Goyal said that the issue will be considered with an open mind.