99% goods will now fall under 5% tax slab: Modi

Sun, 21 September 2025

17:19

Continuing his address to the nation, PM Narendra Modi said that 99% goods will now fall under 5% tax slab in revised GST.

The PM said only having 5% and 18% slabs will help common goods get cheaper.

He said that the poor, the neo middle class, are getting a double bonanza after the GST rate cuts.

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