Majority of daily use items will now be cheaper: PM Modi on GST reforms
PM Narendra Modi said majority of daily use items will be cheaper after GST reforms. "Food items, medicines, soap, brush, paste, health and life insurance, etc. will either be tax-free or only 5% tax will have to be paid," he stated. "Out of the goods which were earlier taxed at 12%, 99% of...items have...come under...slab of 5% tax," PM said.