The finance ministry has
sough the views of the law and justice ministry on the feasibility of
introducing a Fourth List in the Constitution that may invest the Centre and the
states with equal powers to impose taxes under the new tax regime (goods and
services tax).
The law ministry is likely to give its opinion on amending the Constitution to
incorporate the Fourth List within a week, finance ministry sources said.
"The law ministry has to get back... we expect their views within a week," a
senior ministry official told PTI.
Source: Press Trust of India,
