Decision was taken in the BAC meeting of the state Assembly on Friday in the presence of opposition parties
Delhi is the third non-NDA state after Bihar and Himachal to ratify the bill
State cabinet endorses new start-up policy promising sops to MSMEs
The state govt had convened a special two-day monsoon session of the state assembly to pass the GST bill
Shiv Sena wants finances of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to be protected after abolition of Octroi Duty
Assocham says non-inclusion of electricity will lead to significant economic distortions
Thanking all MLAs, CM Raghubar Das said the unanimity demonstrated by legislators on initiating one country, one tax was exemplary
Jharkhand will be the third state after Assam and Bihar to ratify the GST Bill
He wanted the two states to ratify the bill, if necessary, by convening a special session of the legislatures
Lack of consensus between states and Centre on GST exemption threshold limit; states want it at Rs 10-lakh turnover for an entity but Centre wants it at Rs 25 lakh
Rising business also partly helping commercial vehicle sales
GST will replace 17 indirect taxes levied by the Centre and the states, and put an end to the cascading effect of multiple taxes. The new system will make many products cheaper
CM Nitish Kumar calls FM Jaitley and offers to have the Bill passed on August 16
GST seeks to subsume all central indirect levies to create a single, pan-India market
State's finance minister announces the government's move to ratify the Bill on micro-blogging site Twitter
Jaitley held a series of meetings with Congress leaders whose outcome was uncertain right up to the last minute
Opposition assures support, but does not want state's interest to be compromised
US Ambassador to India Richard Verma congratulated the Prime Minister and Parliament on passage of the GST bill
He said his main worry was regarding the powers guaranteed by the Constitution to the states governments are gradually shrinking
Parliament passes Constitution amendment Bill, focus shifts to states