PM Modi on GST: Don't want business class to get caught in red-tape

Modi hailed the sweeping changes in the GST to give relief to small and medium businesses

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the sweeping changes in the GST to give relief to small and medium businesses, saying his government does not want the country's business class to get caught in red-tape.

Referring to newspaper headlines, the prime minister said he was happy that the changes made by the GST Council which met yesterday had been welcomed all over the country, as if Diwali had come early.

"You all must be busy preparing for Diwali, and in Gujarat, Diwali is celebrated with great enthusiasm, especially among businessmen," Modi said while addressing a public gathering here.

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