The idea of moving towards the GST was first mooted by the then Union Finance Minister (Mr. P. Chidambaram) in his Budget for 2006-07. It was to be introduced from April 01, 2010. February 2006: Mr. P. Chidambaram, the then Finance Minister, stated that the government's medium-to-long-term objective was to adopt a unified GST structure … Continue reading ORIGIN OF GST LAW IN INDIA