We want capping of GST rate in law: Anand Sharma

Interview with Deputy Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha

With more than half the states ratifying the Constitution amendment Bill on goods and services tax (GST), Anand Sharma, deputy leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, tells Dilasha Seth and Indivjal Dhasmana that meeting the April 1, 2017, target for GST roll-out would depend on the government’s efforts to build a consensus. Edited excerpts:

More than half the states have already passed the Constitution amendment Bill on GST. Do you think the GST could now be rolled out on April 1, 2017, as targeted by the government?

Since the Bill has been passed and ratified by the