The BJP-ruled Assam, the first state to ratify the GST Amendment Bill, has started the process for providing registration to taxpayers in the new indirect tax regime that is slated to kick in from April next year. The state tax department has started collecting mobile numbers and e-mail IDs of registered dealers or taxpayers under VAT, CST, entry tax, luxury tax and entertainment tax to provide Goods and Services Taxpayers Identification Number (GSTIN) on a provisional basis.

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