Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal strongly backed the recently announced Goods and Services Tax reforms, emphasizing that the move is a collective decision of all states, irrespective of political affiliations.

“Every state, including those ruled by opposition parties, came together to decide on GST slabs and implement the reform,” Goyal said, underscoring the spirit of cooperative federalism behind the policy.

Tracing the journey of GST since its rollout, he added, “From 2017 to 2024-25, whenever possible, the Prime Minister has continued to reduce rates from time to time.”

The minister also hit out at the opposition for attempting to create confusion over the reform. “The opposition made absurd allegations, false accusations, and tried to create misunderstandings. But the burden of paperwork and taxes during the Congress government's time before 2014 has been continuously decreasing since the introduction of GST in 2017,” he said.