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Government Agrees for Two Demands out of Three on GST, Will Discuss on Soon

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had invited Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for tea. This meeting over tea was held at Modi’s official residence in New Delhi. During the meeting, both the parties discussed on the Goods and Services Tax Bill. According to the resources, the two demands of the three put forward by the congress party on the GST during the meeting. Source stated that the Government has indicated that it may agree to the 18% limit on Goods & Services Tax . The government is also likely to waive off 1% levy for manufacturing states. Read Also: Centre Claims, 30 Parties Favor To Pass GST Bill Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who was present at the meeting along with Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, said "both sides put forward their positions on GST and there is the possibility of more meetings in the future. The leaders also discussed the smooth functioning of Parliament in the Winter Session during the m