(a) : whether the Government have received a proposal
from the state Government of Karnataka for amending the
Karnataka Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill, 1999 ;
(b) : if so, the details thereof ; and
(c) : the action taken be the Union Government thereof ?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (GINGEE N. RAMACHANDRAN)
(a) : Yes, Sir.,
(b) : The Karnataka Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill,
1999 was received in the Ministry of Home Affairs on 24th May,
1999. The Bill proposes to amend the Karnataka Sales Tax Act,
1957 and the Karnataka Tax on Entry of Goods Act, 1979 to give
effect to the proposals made in the Budget Speech.
(c) : The Ministry of Home affairs has informed that the Bill
was circulated to the relevant Ministries and Departments and the
comments received have been communicated to the State Government
on 20th March, 2001 for clarifications.