Who all were main architects of GST from proposal to launch?
In 2000, then West Bengal finance minister Asim Dasgupta held discussions to create a model for GST. In 2003, then advisor to Finance Ministry Vijay Kelkar suggested a comprehensive GST based on value-added tax principle. In 2006, then Finance Minister P Chidambaram proposed GST in Union Budget. Starting 2014, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley made efforts to make states support GST.