Govt open to September roll-out of GST

The Narendra Modi government is open to the idea of delaying the roll-out date for the goods and services tax (GST) to September this year, if the situation so demands. A senior government official told Business Standard that while the July 1 deadline was still the target date, it could be reviewed if the consensus was that the Centre, states, GST network (GSTN) and the private sector were still n…