Who was the first chairman of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council?

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  1. Rajnath Singh
  2. Suresh Prabhu
  3. Arun Jaitley
  4. Prakash javadekar

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Option 3 : Arun Jaitley
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The correct answer is Arun Jaitley.Key Points 

  • Late Arun Jaitley was the first chairman of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council.
  • Goods and Service Tax is a system of taxation which will merge many individually applied taxes into a single tax.
  • GST is a comprehensive indirect tax on manufacture, sale, and consumption of goods and services throughout India to replace taxes levied by the central and state governments.
  • The UP Assembly has unanimously passed the U.P. Goods and Service Tax Bill, 2017.
  • Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath termed it a revolutionary move which is in the interest of both consumers and traders.
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