To meet the deadline, parliament must pass the bills, which spell out the operational details of the new tax, before its current session concludes in mid-April.
After a meeting with state officials in New Delhi, Jaitley told media that the panel would meet again on March 16 to complete two more bills on the GST that require approval from state legislatures. "This is a very welcome development and signifies that we are on track for (the) GST on July 1," said M.S. Mani, a senior director at tax consultancy Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP.
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