TN assembly adopts GST Bill amid DMK MLAs' walkout

State govt has later agreed to support GST as it claimed its concerns were addressed by Central govt

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly has passed the Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, 2017, through a voice vote, while the opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) abstained from the process. The state government, which has initially raised its protest against the new tax regime, has later agreed to support the move as it claimed its concerns were addressed by the Central government.

The bill was placed on June 14, in the first day of the Assembly session, and was moved today by Minister for Commercial Taxes, K C Veeramani, who said that the new tax regime would simplify the