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INCLok Sabha 2004Taxmeasurable

Introduce VAT in cooperation with trade and industry

“VAT will be introduced in close cooperation and consultation with trade and industry.”
— Indian National Congress Manifesto, Lok Sabha Election 2004, page 31
VAADA POORAKept

The verdict

State-level VAT was introduced on 1 April 2005, though eight of the then 28 states did not adopt it immediately.

Rule applied: Kept with a small dilution → 9

Implied deadline (end of term): 22 May 2009Confidence: mediumAI draft · review pending
9/10

Evidence timeline

  1. Other1 Apr 2005· Wikipediasupports
    Value-added tax ↗

    “"VAT was introduced on 1 April 2005. Of the then 28 states, eight did not immediately introduce VAT."”

Promise ID inc-ls-2004-014 · drafted 4 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON