"Central government has introduced 'one nation one tax' regime. The thought which was started during Atal Bihari Vajpayee government's time has now become reality," Parsekar told the Legislative Assembly during a debate on the demands for grants for Commercial Tax department.
"I welcome GST bill. Being a tourism state, we will be benefited due to this regime. Central government has assured us to compensate tax (revenue loss) for five years," Parsekar said.
"As of today the price of petrol in Goa is Rs 55.5 per litre which is Rs 11 lesser than the price in the neighbouring states," the CM said.
On Excise, Parsekar said his government will soon start monitoring the accurate production of liquor by bar coding.
He said the excise department has set a target of collecting Rs 358 crore in revenue during the current financial year.