India, Sept. 25 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the government's next-generation GST reforms have significantly reduced the tax burden on the poor and middle class, while boosting the ease of doing business.

Speaking at the inauguration of the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show 2025, PM Narendra Modi underlined that structural reforms in GST will "give new wings to India's growth story".

Modi said the government introduced reforms in the indirect tax regime by implementing GST in 2017, a significant step towards strengthening the economy, followed by further reforms in September of this year.

Comparing taxes under the UPA government, Modi said, "Before 2014, there were so many taxes that neither businesses nor fami...