Telangana 12th state/UT to ratify GST Amendment Bill
The Telangana Assembly on Tuesday ratified the Constitutional Amendment Bill on the Goods and Services Tax (GST), becoming the 12th state or union territory to do so. The Centre seeks to roll out the nation-wide uniform indirect tax regime by April 1, 2017. The bill requires at least 15 states' assent before the President can notify it as a law.