State FMs to meet Pranab on Jan 7 on GST implementation     

The Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on the Goods and Services Tax today decided to meet Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on January 7 to sort out the constitutional and administrative issues related to the introduction of the new tax regime.

"For certain difficulties (that) were reported to us, it would be difficult to introduce the Bill for GST in this winter session," Committee Chairman Asim Dasgupta told reporters after a meeting here.

"He (Mukherjee) has said he is very willing to discuss with us in January after this Parliament session is over.

After our meeting with him, we would be able to take a decision on constitutional amendment and other preparations," he said.

The Committee met amid apprehensions about the GST implementation from next fiscal.