Proposal to implement GST was mooted by the UPA
The proposal of the Goods and Services Tax was mooted by the UPA government in the 2006-07 Budget speech. It introduced the concerned bill in the Lok Sabha in 2011, which lapsed with the change of government. The NDA government reintroduced the bill in 2014, which the Lok Sabha passed in May 2015, and the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.