GST is a comprehensive indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, and consumption of goods and services that will replace existing indirect taxes and be levied at a national level. It is a tax on value addition at each stage of a product's supply chain. The GST bill was passed by the Lok Sabha in 2015 and the Rajya Sabha in 2016. India needs GST to simplify its complex indirect tax structure and reduce tax evasion. The GST Council will administer GST and include representatives from both the central and state governments. GST implementation is expected to make goods and services less expensive for consumers and make exports more competitive.