Changes in GST to cut red tape, says Modi

Modi maintained that changes were bound to be made after three months of studying the GST

Terming it an “early Diwali”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his public address in Dwarka on Saturday looked to assuage dissent among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in poll-bound Gujarat by lauding his government’s move to revise the goods and services tax (GST) rates and rules.

Stating that he was happy with the reception to the changes in the GST, Modi said that his government had further simplified the tax. He said he did not want business to suffer. In what is being seen as campaigning ahead of the Assembly polls, Modi is on a two-day visit to his home