GST rollout to create more jobs in auto, logistics

Finance minister Arun Jaitley recently said that the country needs to roll out the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) by September 16, 2017. The implementation of GST is expected to lead to the creation of jobs in the formal sector. A new study by staffing firm TeamLease Services called `The GST Bill and Jobs' looks at the impact of the new, single-tax system on job creation. Excerpts of the study shared exclusively with ET: