'Tax on Rs 1,000 Shirt Now Is...’: PM Modi Compares Pre 2014 Era with Post-GST Reforms

Noida: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday compared two tax eras, one before 2014 and the one post-GST, emphasising how the new tax rates and reforms have reduced the burden on the common man, significantly

on the poor and middle class.Addressing the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show 2025, PM Modi compared the two tax eras and how a Rs 1,000 shirt used to cost then versus now.In a statement, PM Modi said that before 2014, there were so many taxes that neither businesses nor families could balance their budgets.He further said that a Rs 1,000 shirt that used to attract Rs 117 tax will now, after GST reforms, only attract Rs 35.

"Before 2014, there were so many taxes that neither businesses nor families could balance their budgets. In 2014, a Rs 1,000 shirt carried a tax of Rs 117. After the implementation of GST in 2017, that tax came down to Rs 50. Now, after the NextGen GST reform, only Rs 35 will have to be paid on a Rs 1,000 shirt," the prime minister said.

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PM Modi Pitches for Self-Reliant India

Calling for a boost to indigenous production across sectors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the government is standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the stakeholders, adding that India has to focus heavily on becoming a 'Swadeshi' economy in its upcoming journey.Addressing the International Trade Show, the Prime Minister said that the government has removed several unnecessary compliances so that businesses can keep thriving in the country."The government is putting a strong emphasis on Make in India manufacturing. We want everything from chip to ship to be manufactured in India; for this, we are focusing on your ease of doing business. The government abolished more than 40,000 compliances, and more than a thousand laws were decriminalised. We are standing with you shoulder-to-shoulder," said PM Modi while addressing the business fraternity and the traders present at the event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0Swp8hHfRo "Despite the global disruptions and uncertainties, India's growth is attractive. Disruptions don't hinder us, but even in those circumstances, we look for new directions. Amid all these disruptions, India is strengthening the foundations for the coming decades. Our resolve and mantra is Atmanirbhar Bharat. Nothing can be more helpless than being dependent on others. The more a country stays dependent others, the more its growth is going to stay compromised," the Prime Minister added.He further demanded that there should be no compromise of the products being produced indigenously. "Every citizen is adopting Swadeshi, 'Garv se kaho hum swadeshi hai', our traders will have to proudly adopt this mantra."

PM Modi Gives Call for GST 'Bachat Utsav'

Earlier On September 21, PM Modi, in his address to the nation, urged citizens to celebrate the GST Bachat Utsav, saying the new tax rates will be implemented from September 22 onwards and will bring relief to the poor and neo-middle class.