No reason to defer July 1 GST roll-out, says Arun Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a simplified indirect tax regime and there is no reason to further postpone its targeted July 1 roll-out date. "With all the procedural matters decided, registrations are taking place at a fast pace. Today I see no reason why we can't target July 1," Jaitley told CNBC TV18. West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra…