Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Make Excise, Customs Acts Compliant With GST

The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a bill that will ensure continuance of levy of excise on petroleum products and abolition of cess on some other items following GST rollout from July 1. The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2017 seeks to amend the Customs Act, 1962, the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, the Central Excise Act, 1944, the Finance Act, 2001 and the Finance Act, 2005. Moving the bill which was…