State GST Bill tabled in Uttar Pradesh assembly

The State GST Bill was tabled in the opening session of the 17th Uttar Pradesh assembly on Monday with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath describing the new tax regime as a "welfare measure". The chief minister tabled the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill in the House when it reassembled after Governor Ram Naik’s address to the joint sitting of the state legislature. This is the first assembly session after the BJP government led by Yogi Adityanath came to power last month after a landslide victory in the state assembly elections. "GST is an important step not only for traders, but also for economic reforms in the country.