Public sentiment towards the recent GST reforms is predominantly negative, with widespread skepticism about the actual benefits and accusations of government exploitation. Many individuals express a feeling of betrayal, perceiving the reforms as a superficial response to years of high taxation and inflation on essential goods.

Government of India

Please note that the benefits will only be gained when purchasing raw materials directly. Restaurants, bakeries etc. that consume these raw materials are NOT going to pass on the benefits

jinxeddeep

We now stand at a point where a tax is a utsav!!!!

welcome_myson

Basically he's begging ki bhai shopping kar lo..

VarunDM90

Don't waste money guys, 2026-27 will be full of layoffs, sudden and arbitrary.

JuicyJayzb

arcx01123

Ab swadeshi ka khel khelenge ye kuch din, you can't change the truth ki BJP hi GST layi aur pehle ke tax system ko blame kr rhi he and abhi reforms dene ko UPHAAR bol rhe he, nicee

Chaiwala_69_

₹100 ki cheez ko pehle ₹140 ka banao aur fir discount 20% discount bolke ₹112 ko becho aur bolo ki dekho mera chamatkar.

TypicalPirate9509

First keep taxes high for years and then reduce them to gain praise.

sanyam303

Why you wasted so many years then? Cutting GST rates was a demand ever since the GST was implemented. Remember the cream bun controversy and now NS Pooh poohed it?

Secondly, 50% of GST belongs to states so the credit for GST cut goes to the states too.

mand00s

Government wants cash circulation, people are no longer spending as much, they are either saving money or spending on EMIs and basic survival needs.

Bleak_star_dust

20 minute logo ko chooran dene ki kala toh humare PM Teleprompter ke he paas hai.

lemmelearnlol

This is so absurd, this is a correction for which BJP should accept that they fucked up and leached off common man for years. Instead of apologizing it is showcased as a celebration. What optics, master of scam, Modi.

ud_11

Although this rationalisation is a good step in the right direction, I think we will rue the loss of a golden political opportunity for the greatest GST reform - allocating GST funds directly to urban local bodies (ULBs).

Currently, all the GST revenue is split between the Union and State governments. Local panchayats, towns and cities are at the mercy of State governments when it comes to receiving funds. State governments will never share power unless they absolutely need to.

According to Karthik Muralidharan, India spends about 3% of its money on the local level. When you compare that with China (as people like to do), they spend a mind bending 50% at the local level. 

I'm not an economist, but I can only hypothesize that the single greatest reason why the communities that we all will in are in such dire straits is the distressing mismanagement of funds. Yes, grift is a problem in our country but the underfunding of our UBLs/very weak state capacity + lack of political accountability is the driving reason why Indians pay high taxes and don't receive the public goods and services they're entitled to (i.e. poor health care, poor education services, water logging when it rains, poor roads, trash everywhere)

FailingIdiot

Just like notebandi, he wants to take credit before the (lack of) effects are felt. Only consequences are going to be Higher profit margins of the corporations. 

charavaka

&gt;What gets cheaper from tomorrow?

&gt;Food items (12% to 5%): Fruit juices, butter, cheese, condensed milk, pasta, packaged coconut water, soya milk drinks, nuts, dates, sausages

&gt;Medical items (12% to 5%): Medical-grade oxygen, gauze, bandages, diagnostic kits

&gt;Zero GST rate: Ultra-high temperature milk, chhena/paneer, pizza bread, khakra, plain chapati/roti, erasers

&gt;Household goods (12% or 18% to 5%): Hair oil, soap bars, shampoos, toothbrushes, toothpaste, bicycles, tableware, kitchenware, other common-use household articles

godblessthegays

What will this guy think on the day he dies? A term as big as Nehrus and the opportunity to lift a billion + people from poverty and what did he end up doing?

At this stage, Indian politics is just a shit show! No real progress being made - growing at 6% (subpar or derogatirily called as the Hindu growth rate ⇒ 4-6%) for over 2 decades when China grew at 10%+ for 2-3 decades, the UAE did for 2 decades, etc. The worst part is a common man's global purchasing power is eroding because ₹ looses \~5-6% every year amidst a growth of 6% (basically a dollar growth of 0%, which is the market beta). 

The worst part is, in India 1.5%-2% of population pays 57% of TOTAL tax collections - source: [https://indianexpress.com/article/business/direct-taxes-revenue-surges-56-72-fy24-highest-14-years-9625458/](https://indianexpress.com/article/business/direct-taxes-revenue-surges-56-72-fy24-highest-14-years-9625458/) 

Pls change these draconian taxes or provide some real time incentive/show growth for this handful of ppl to bear the load of the rest of the 99% of the nation who live as if they live in Dubai ⇒ 0% direct taxes. 

Pls focus on making India livable - reducing corruption, potholed roads, creating better cities which are not choked, garbage infested, high AQI cancerous air, enhancing governance (making education/health a right) etc. Pls remove crony capitalism (Adanis/Ambanis etc.) and encourage grassroots innovation. Pls invest in education and not revadis (ladli behnas, ladki bahins and what not). Pls focus on growing the economy and creating a long term happiness. 

Alas, the above list is just wishful. The truth of the matter being, in 1947 our reins changed from white-skinned ruler to brown-skinned ones and the exploitation continued!

Classic_Reference_10

kentokaku

goodboi87

Find your own tail since 2014 same story over again

Such-Emu-1455

So bunch of yapping! Why do people even tune in to listen to frauds?

sian58

Gst tumne lagaya phir gays utsav kya chutiyapa hai

peze000

friends apni high paying H1B job bhull jao ko bhul jao. ye gst km k maza lo taaki corporate overlords or ameer ho ske. and apne employees ko ai se replace kr ske

Lullan_senpai

Vishwalodu's obsession with being in the news never ends.

find_a_rare_uuid

Wah Modi ji Wah...

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waryinsomnious

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FelixPlatypus

Why need a reform when the OG GST was supposed to be a reform

Readerium

Enough_Fish_832

tb33296

Influencer jab PM ho to san kutch YouTube he lagega.... Sare sarkaar bus apps per he chal rahe hei

yantrik

Traditional_Deer8821

atma nirbhar failed because the quality was shit compared to imported products. Make good products then people will buy them regardless of them being slightly expensive.

Ashamed-One-Not


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Any sane person would hypothesize an increase in income tax on the upper echelon.

Outrageous_Theory486

I think the govt should lose more revenue given that they have enough to maintain key industries,infra and army. Cost cutting can start with politician and govt salaries. Govt should stop all it's loss making ventures.

lazycringer420

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Good they don't give us anything anyways.

ShelterStriking1901

Government is not a business. It was not a loss but investment in the economy of the nation.

bikbar1

Even if govt has that much money it will be given to contractors who build bridges and roads which collapses in few days. Now it will be better spent by people.

Aware-Manager3954

What is wrong with these news people?? How is it a loss...Govt. ain't a fucking business entity...who will change their perceptions

Pristine_Weather2195

Why not stop corruption instead of looting us so much

DecadeZio1020

There is an easy solution, tax the rich. 

Tax the bcci, tax the corporates, tax these rich ahh temples that definitely do not give back to the society, tax the shit out of people who wanna buy houses that is way out of reach, tax the Uber rich "farmers" who just own a bunch of vineyards.

ivecomebackbeach

vizot

They should have added the decimals .00 also to make the loss look bigger. Last FY GST collection was 22 lac crores. If the govt loses 3700 crores, that's a meagre 0.16%. These exaggerated headlines are to give an impression that govt has made some huge sacrifice to save the public. In reality it's minuscule benefit to public, that too assuming some benefit will be passed to public which I doubt. [https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/gst-reforms-will-cause-3700-crore-revenue-loss-to-government-sbi-report/article70015331.ece](https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/gst-reforms-will-cause-3700-crore-revenue-loss-to-government-sbi-report/article70015331.ece)

fyiIamWorkInProgress

They can tax the billionaires more to make up for it.

alreadypicked

all those GST already collected may be used for several years I guess… so I don’t think it’s any loss actually

piratekhan

How about politicians stop sending their offsprings abroad for education and have them study here in our world class vishwaguru level schools and colleges. The govt can save so much money then.

Key_Seaworthiness_18

STOP making stupid expressways and roads for your Fkin corruption and The economy would do fine

Federal_Initial4401

Jaisa aadmi andar hai, loss me jaane nahi wala. Sab news fake hai bhai.

3310_sumit

That is around 5% of total gst collection. No big deal

Critifin

Good. No more ladli behna cash for votes. Now the real progress will be priortised.

SensibleIndian_

Turbulent-Lettuce335

I feel lately the public backlash on several matters related to governance, citizens rights etc has made a dent on the ego of the government and they are on a correction route. Hopefully the public continue to demand accountability

kaisadusht

Proud_Tale2068

2 is better than 4. Definitely better than what we have now with 4 slabs.

blackbird373

Good reforms but calling it a Diwali gift is stupid. 

You don’t get to charge stupid tax rates, lower it, and then take credit for it.

5TrainCrackhead

240 seat ka kamal hai.... 1-2 saal aur ruko fir Ethanol scheme bhi roll back karenge....

satvik1059

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north_Vast_9566

Apart from 40% tax on above 4m cars, i am happy.

rahulswami01

My views will come with details - is anything else not mentioned here goes to sin tax of 40%.
I) Branded clothing, perfume etc
Ii) common family vehicles like ertiga, Scorpio and carens.
III) electronics and smartphones 
IV) fridge, washing machines
V) Hotels, entertainment, beauty parlours etc

I don't want to commit sin, by going for a movie . I know I am being sceptical but with BJP the devil is always in details. They won't loose GST, but will spin the news till Bihar election.

quantum_kalika

Long overdue, what we had was tax terrorism

the-brownian

Why is BJP celebrating it aise jaise they weren't the ones to bring it in the first place

shotemdown

VastCryptographer980

But the sad reality is, once product prices are up it never decreases for countries like India where items are sold tax included. Companies can get away with this.

dr2k01

Maxevill

Snoo-67601

Taxes should be based on the size of the engine and not 4m. That rule should have been scrapped off which would benefit car buyers of skoda and VW like car makers which provide 1L engines. Now there is no incentive to buy a smaller engine

TransitionOpening622

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LowPoem1973

Gift? Look at their audacity. Like they’re doing us a favour. Nikaalo inn logon ko koi. Shameless

Square-Sock5411

Bhai ismein bhi kuch golmaal hoga, Itna seedha hota nahin hai jitna nazar aata hai.
Ye BJP hai, bhot ha***mi cheez hai

mogunshogun

The gov will lose a lot of money for the cuts what more u want.

rrevvv

govt’s bet is that lowering GST nudges prices down, lifts purchasing power, and boosts volumes enough to offset revenue loss. But the main worry is pass‑through- big corporates may keep part of the benefit and widen margins, so consumers may not see the full relief. Even so, it’s too early to assume an income‑tax hike- better to wait and see how monthly GST collections look and what the next Budget signals.

khushw_nt

100% true, income tax notices will increase and harassment will increase

Important_Win6635

Be ready for "Diwali Gift GST Compensation Cess"

How to escape?
Resign your white collared jobs and start a thela business. No job, no salary, no cess, no problems.

Most-Tonight-9876

They are already on 240. Noone wants to go to 100

Confident_Quarter946

Huh? They just reduced the income tax bracket.

Ok_Simple_459

Yes, some taxes like on equity shares might rise.

Most likely the government will end the "Old Regime" to offset tax losses.

Aryabhatta_0

financenoob62

Definitely there will be more tax scrutiny on salaried people.

Best_Taste_7704

Reducing gst means lowered cost of goods. More people will spend. And govt will get sales tax, goods tax.

ComplexOrchid1770

why is this even a doubt, they are on a mission to eradicate us middle class lol.

betweenseaandrock

GST is applied on sale price, and with inflation it will keep rising year on year.

Even after gst rate cut, GST collection will not fall due to inflation.

SanjuRai1986

Agree,  I would prefer consumption taxes to be what they are, but be offset for people who are already paying direct taxes. The reduction of govt revenue will eventually be forced on the salaries middle class.

clemson0708

Let everyone one go gaga over this so called reforms, they would raise income tax in a year or two to recover this money. Middle class has no union or lobby to ask for tax reforms or reservations.. that's the sad reality.. let's start twitter trend #IncomeTaxReforms to get ourselves some tax benefit

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The Indian government's recent GST reforms, announced on September 3, 2025, implement a new two-tier tax system with rates of 5% and 18%. This change is expected to benefit the common man, potentially increasing disposable income by approximately ₹1,275 per month for middle-class earners.

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