GST has been one of the priorities for the Modi Government and is often viewed as one of the economic game-changers in India. On GST, India has a lot to learn from Australian experience. As in Australia, GST is engaging the minds of our political leadership, economists and business persons and is currently being discussed in parliament. The effort of the Government is to work with State Governments to evolve a consensus.
In this connection, a delegation of 13 State Finance Ministers and their representatives including from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, UP, Andhra Pradesh visited Sydney from 27-30 September 2015. A copy of the composition of the delegation is attached.
During their visit the delegates met Hon Mike Baird, Premier, Hon Gladys Berejiklian, Treasures and Hon Stuart Ayres, Minister for Trade. The delegation was also briefed on GST by Mr Blair Comely, Secretary Department of Premier and Cabinet and Dr Ken Henry, former Secretary to the Treasury.
LIST OF DELEGATES
Government of NCT of Delhi
Shri Manish Sisodia, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister/Finance Minister
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Shri Yanamala Ramakrishnudu, Hon’ble Finance Minister
Government of Haryana
Capt. Abhimanyu, Hon’ble Finance Minister
Government of Himachal Pradesh
Shri Prakash Chaudhary, Hon’ble Excise & Taxation Minister
Government of Madhya Pradesh
Shri Jayant Malaiya, Hon’ble Finance & Commercial Taxes Minister
Government of Punjab
Sardar Parminder Singh Dhindsa, Hon’ble Finance & Planning Minister
Government of Rajasthan
Shri Rajpal Singh Shekhawat, Hon’ble Urban Development and Housing Minister
Government of Tamil Nadu
Shri M.C. Sampath, Hon’ble Commercial Taxes and Registration Minister
Government of Telangana
Shri Eatela Rajender, Hon’ble Finance & Civil Supplies Minister
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Shri Biresh Kumar, Principle Secretary, Commercial Taxes
UT of Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Shri Sandeep Kumar, Development Commissioner/Secretary (Taxation)
Government of Kerala
Dr. Rajan Khobragade, Commissioner, Commercial Taxes
Government of Uttarakhand
Shri Dilip Jawalkar, Commissioner of Commercial Taxes
Government of Gujarat
Dr. P. D. Vaghela, Commissioner, Commercial Tax
Goods and Services Tax Network
Shri Navin Kumar, Chairman (GSTN)
Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers
Shri Satish Chandra, Member Secretary
Government of India
Smt. Rashmi Verma, Special Secretary, Department of Revenue
