GST reforms to boost swadeshi, self-reliance: UP CM Adityanath
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Dated:- 5-9-2025
PTI
Gorakhpur/Lucknow, Sep 4 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday hailed the Centre's Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms as a “next-generation tax revolution”, while Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav called those a “betrayal of the public”.
Adityanath thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the GST rate cut, saying the two-slab structure of 5 per cent and 18 per cent would ease household expenses, strengthen purchasing power and accelerate India's journey towards self-reliance.
Essential items like food, medicines and educational material will attract 0 to 5 per ce
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s, boost disposable income and strengthen the economy in the coming quarters.
However, the SP chief slammed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of “looting” citizens for 10 years through a “flawed GST regime” that has fuelled inflation and unemployment.
“The poor, farmers and middle class have been crushed, while the government has overtaxed people and betrayed their trust,” Yadav said, addressing party workers in Lucknow.
Earlier in the day, Adityanath asserted that the GST reforms would give fresh momentum to agriculture, MSMEs, startups, women entrepreneurs and youngsters.
Faster refunds, simpler compliance and easier registration will ease business operations, while greater transparency in tax administration will st
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