If the Centre fails to give the state its share in the GST then the local self bodies will collapse, he said.
Raj was speaking to newsmen last evening here where he came to thank and appreciate the 'Govindas' who had gone ahead with the Dahi Handi celebrations as usual despite the SC curb.
Stating GST was a good step forward in tax reforms, he said local self bodies should collect it and give the state and the Centre their due share.
The two Houses of the Maharashtra legislature are set to meet for a special session today and pass a one-line resolution with regard to the ratification of the Constitution Amendment Bill on Goods and Service Tax (GST).
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Sena has reservations in particular about the compensation to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) which would be losing Rs 7,500-crore octroi annually, largely from the the imported crude oil, after GST rolls out.
The government has set April 1, 2017 as target date for rolling out GST, considered as the biggest tax reform in the country since Independence.
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