TMI BlogSTATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONSX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ional market for goods and services. The proposed Central and State goods and services tax will be levied on all transactions involving supply of goods and services, except those which are kept out of the purview of the goods and services tax. 2. The proposed Bill, which seeks further to amend the Constitution, inter alia , provides for- (a) subsuming of various Central indirect taxes and levies such as Central Excise Duty, Additional Excise Duties, Excise Duty levied under the Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Act, 1955, Service Tax, Additional Customs Duty commonly known as Countervailing Duty, Special Additional Duty of Customs, and Central Surcharges and Cesses so far as they relate to the supply of ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... to five years; (i) creation of Goods and Services Tax Council to examine issues relating to goods and services tax and make recommendations to the Union and the States on parameters like rates, exemption list and threshold limits. The Council shall function under the Chairmanship of the Union Finance Minister and will have the Union Minister of State in charge of Revenue or Finance as member, along with the Minister in-charge of Finance or Taxation or any other Minister nominated by each State Government. It is further provided that every decision of the Council shall be taken by a majority of not less than three-fourths of the weighted votes of the members present and voting in accordance with the following principles:- (A) the vo ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... December, 2014 PRESIDENT S RECOMMENDATION UNDER ARTICLE 117 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA [Copy of letter No. S-31011/07/2014-SO(ST), dated the 18th December, 2014 from Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance to the Secretary-General, Lok Sabha.] The President, having been informed of the subject matter of the proposed Bill, recommends under clauses (1) and (3) of article 117, read with clause (1) of article 274, of the Constitution of India, the introduction of the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-second Amendment) Bill, 2014 in Lok Sabha and also the consideration of the Bill. FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM Clause 12 of the Bill seeks to insert a new article 279A in the Constitution rela ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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