GST Marked the Beginning of India’s Bold Economic Journey: Sanjay Tandon

Solan, October 9, 2025 — BJP State Co-Incharge Sanjay Tandon attended the GST Utsav programme in Barotiwala, Doon Assembly constituency, where he highlighted the transformative impact of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Addressing the gathering, Tandon said that under the Congress regime, taxation had become a tool of corruption, whereas Prime Minister Narendra Modi simplified it to make it citizen-friendly.

He described GST, introduced in 2017, as India’s most courageous economic reform that unified 17 taxes and 13 cesses into one structure, reshaping the nation’s fiscal framework. “It was not just a tax reform but the beginning of India’s bold journey toward one nation, one tax, one market,” he said.

Tandon noted that in eight years, GST collection tripled from ₹7.19 lakh crore (2017–18) to ₹22.08 lakh crore (2024–25), while the taxpayer base grew from 65 lakh to 1.5 crore. With the rollout of the next-generation GST regime from September 22, 2025, the tax system has been streamlined into 5% and 18% slabs, with 40% reserved for luxury and demerit goods. The reform is expected to benefit families, farmers, and industries through reduced costs and increased savings.