A look at how GST was rolled out in other countries

Any disruption is never easy. Implementation of the Goods and Services Tax ( GST ) in other countries has been accompanied by protests, inflation spikes, compliance burdens on small businesses and more, at least in the short term. As India readies to meet its tryst with GST, ET looks at how the tax was rolled out in other countries, the initial hiccups and the eventual benefits. The US: The only m…