India

GST to be part of higher studies' syllabus in UP'

PTI

 The taxation system under GST will soon be part of the commerce and management curriculum in Uttar Pradesh’s higher education institutes, a Minister said on Thursday.

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) — India’s biggest tax reform since independence — came into force on July 1, unifying more than a dozen central and State levies.

Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma said, “GST is a major step in the direction of economic reforms and besides apprising the common people about the new tax regime, there is also a need to include it in the syllabus.”