The Punjab State Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, 2017, was passed unanimously by the state Assembly here on Monday. Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal introduced the Bill in the House. Before the Bill was passed, former finance minister and SAD leader Parminder Singh Dhindsa, AAP leader Kanwar Sandhu and BJP MLA Som Prakash spoke on it.
Sandhu expressed concerns related to an increase in the price of agriculture inputs and equipment under the GST regime because of “high” tax rates.The AAP legislator also said that Punjabi cinema will be hit after the GST rollout. He sought to know whether states will lose financial autonomy with the GST coming into force.

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