Says ‘one country, one tax’ is historic decision since Independencerrthe goan I networkrVASCO rrHe was addressing a large gathering of BJP workers who had gathered at Dabolim airport to welcome him. Shah is on two-day visit to the State to meet party leaders to draw up a strategy for the Lok Sabha elections in 2019. rShah was given a traditional welcome at Dabolim airport. Panchayat Minister Mauvin Godinho, Vasco MLA Carlos Almeida and Mormugao Municipal Council Chairperson Deepak Naik garlanded Shah. rUnion Minister for Ayush Shripad Naik, South Goa MP Adv Narendra Sawaikar, MP Bhupendra Yadav, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, State BJP President Vinay Tendulkar, Mormugao MLA Milind Naik, Cortalim MLA Alina Saldanha, former chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar, former panchayat minister Rajendra Arlekar, former industries minister Mahadev Naik and panchas of Chicalim and Bogmalo were also present at the airport. rSpeaking touched more on the subject of Goods and Service Tax. He thanked all the states which had passed GST-related laws. He also thanked political parties which supported the GST. r“One country, one tax is one of the historic decisions we have taken after Independence and 125 crore Indian people are now ready to compete with the world. Since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power, he has introduced many new things,” Shah said. r“With GST, businessmen, industrialists and small businessmen will benefit and they will get freedom from ‘licensing and inspection raj’,” Shah added. Shah has appealed to the people to beware of those who create fear and confusion in their minds.
GST could cause initial hiccups, but India will gain, says Shah
Asserting that “one country, one tax” is one of the historic decisions taken since Independence, Bharatiya Janata Party National President Amit Shah on Saturday said the implementation of GST could cause some problems in the initial phase, but in time to come India will become the seventh powerful economically stable country in the world.
