There are no dumb questions when it comes to India’s confusing, massive tax reform

Why did the implementation of the GST take this long? The GST required agreement between states, the centre, and industry groups which took a lot of time. Multiple drafts were floated around and the provisions tweaked after collecting feedback from the public. Finally, the GST council was formed along with the passing of the constitution amendment bill in September 2016, explained KPMG’s Parkhi. O…