Nagaland Legislative Assembly ratifies the GST Bill

Q.  Nagaland Legislative Assembly ratified the GST Constitutional Bill, becoming the ______ state to do so.
- Published on 29 Aug 16

a. Sixth
b. Seventh
c. Eighth
d. Ninth

ANSWER: Eighth
 
  • It became the second NE state and the eighth state in India to ratify the Bill
  • The first state to ratify the GST bill was also from NE (Assam)
  • Bihar was the first non NDA ruled state to ratify the GST Bill
  • HP was the first Congress run state to ratify the bill
  • Other states which ratified the Bill include Chattisgarh, MP and Jharkhand.
  • Delhi has also ratified the GST Bill in the capacity of a state
  • The ratification by the Delhi State Assembly is the first official acknowledgement of Delhi as a state
  • Nagaland Legislative Assembly endorsed the Bill by voice cote following a brief discussion
  • Introducing the Bill, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiyanillie Peseiya said the revenue of the state would go up as tax evasion would be checked on account of transparency and broadening of the tax base.
  • A purely consuming state like Nagaland would benefit even more since GST is based on the destination principle.
  • Tax administration would improve since most of the activity would be online
  • Nagaland CM TR Zeliang had earlier made the announcement about the special session of passing the bill

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