THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Finance minister K N Balagopal on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict on the GST council and said it would help to safeguard the federal rights of the state.
“The SC order upholds the spirit of cooperative federalism. The verdict passed by the bench of justice D Y Chandrachud substantiates the views upheld by the Left in the Parliament and outside. The implementation of GST and the unilateral decisions have affected the revenue of the states. I hope the judgement would help protect the financial identity and powers of the states,” he said.
