Rajya Sabha unanimously passes GST bill

New Delhi: Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley and Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Ananth Kumar at Parliament in New Delhi, on Aug 3, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS)

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday unanimously passed the relevant Constitution amendment bill to pave the way for the introduction of a pan-India Goods and Services Tax regime.

The upper house passed what is called the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Second Amendment) Bill, 2014, with 203 ayes in the final vote.

The AIADMK had walked out earlier.

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