GST in India: An Indirect Tax Reform

Vol-3 | Issue-08 | August 2018 | Published Online: 07 August 2018    PDF ( 166 KB )
Author(s)
Dr. Barun Kumar Das 1

1Faculty of Department of Commerce, Seth Anandram Jaipuria College, Kolkata, West Bengal (India)

Abstract

GST is one of the most crucial tax reforms in India which has been implemented from 1st July 2017.It is a comprehensive tax system since independence of India, which has subsumed all indirect taxes of states and central governments and unified economy into a seamless national market. It has already solved the problem related to the indirect taxes playing a vital role in economic growth process of our country. This paper highlights an overview of GST concept, explains its features along with its timeline of implementation in India.

Keywords
GST, Indirect Tax, CGST
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