Describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on GST reforms as “unfortunate”, Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai said that he should have also spoken about the method of theft of votes in the country. Ajay Rai said to ANI, “PM Modi should have said something on how votes are being stolen and governments are being formed. It is very unfortunate.”
Ajay Rai told ANI, “PM Modi should have said something on how votes are being stolen and governments are being formed. It is very unfortunate.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced the implementation of the next generation of goods and service tax (GST) reforms from 22 September, which he described as a major step towards the self -sufficient Bharat Abhiyan. Addressing the nation before the implementation of GST, Prime Minister Modi said that these reforms will introduce the nationwide “GST savings festival”, which will be the poor, middle class, farmers, traders and entrepreneurs.
He said, “Since sunrise on the first day of Navratri, the nation has been taking another important and big step towards the self -sufficient Bharat Abhiyan. Yesterday, on 22 September, on the first day of Navratri, with the rise of Suryadev, the GST improvement of the next generation will come into force.”
The Prime Minister said that the poor, middle class, farmers, women, traders and entrepreneurs of the country will all be “benefited” due to increased savings and easy purchases. He said, “From tomorrow the ‘GST savings festival’ is starting across the country. This GST savings will increase your savings in this GST savings festival and you will be able to buy your favorite things more easily. Poor, middle class, new class, new class, young, farmers, women, women, shopkeepers, shopkeepers, shopkeepers, shopkeepers, shopkeepers, shopkeepers and entrepreneurs
PM Modi said, “In this festive season, everyone will have the reason for celebrating and the happiness of every family of the country will increase.” Describing it as a festive gift, the Prime Minister said that these reforms will give momentum to India’s development saga, make business easier, will attract investment and ensure that every state will become equal partners in development.
During the 56th meeting of the GST Council earlier this month, the improvement in the Goods and Services Tax was approved, which is scheduled to be implemented from September 22. The current four-rate system will now be replaced by a streamlined two-slab system of 5 percent and 18 percent. A separate slab of 40 percent has been retained for luxury and harmful items.
This new structure is expected to support a wide range of industries easier with this new structure, to reduce consumer prices, promote manufacturing, and from agriculture to automobiles and FMCG to renewable energy, and its purpose is to reduce the cost of life, strengthen MSME, strengthen MSMEs, comprehensive tax base and promote inclusive growth.
