Bring land, real estate under #GST ambit, says Manish Sisodia

Sisodia also said that dual control of GST also defeated its intended objectives.

New Delhi: Demanding that land and real estate be brought within the ambit of GST, Delhi finance minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday said that its taxation slab be kept at lower ceilings for vast majority of consumer durables to make it a mass-friendly taxation. Mr Sisodia, who is also Delhi’s deputy chief minister, observed that future generations would suffer its pain if land and real estate remained outside the purview of Goods and Services Tax. "GST, otherwise a great tax reform, kills its own spirit if real estate is kept out of GST tax net.