GST roll-out date deferred to July 1, says FM Jaitley
The government on Monday deferred rolling out the GST regime to July 1, 2017, during a meeting of the GST Council led by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The government earlier set April 1 as the GST roll-out deadline. The Council has remained deadlocked with states seeking sole powers to control assessees with an annual turnover of up to ₹1.5 crore.