Assam CM Tarun Gogoi discusses VAT issues in Spain

Guwahati, Sept 14: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has discussed a gamut of issues on Value Added Tax (VAT) and ways of simplifying the process to make it hassle free.

Gogoi, who attended a two-day Value Added Tax (VAT) meeting at Madrid in Spain which concluded yesterday, stressed the need to make it easier for the people, official sources said here today.

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kr Modi, who is the Chairman of the Empowered Committee on VAT, Indian Ambassador to Spain Sunil Kumar Lal, Finance Ministers of different states, Secretary General Juan Cano Garcia and senior officials of Ministry of Economic and Finance Department, Madrid, Spain were present in the meeting.

Chief Minister Gogoi later left for Brussels.

PTI