LUCKNOW, Sept. 23 -- The government's latest GST reforms promise lower prices on daily essentials, clothing, electronics, and medicines, aiming to ease household expenses and stimulate consumption nationwide, said Suresh Khanna, finance and parliamentary affairs minister, on Monday. "About 90% of items in 28% slab have been brought down to 18%, and 99% of items in the 12% slab have been reduced to 5%. Taxes on some essential items have also been eliminated," Khanna told media persons. Khanna highlighted that UP's revenue has risen from Rs 51,820 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 1,14,638 crore, a 121% increase. The reforms include a 5% tax on agricultural equipment and clothing up to Rs 2,500, zero tax on stationery and some medicines, and 5% on certain other medicines. Health and life insurance are now exempt from 18% tax, while electronics and dairy products, including milk and cheese, face no tax. Luxury and sin goods have been raised to a 40% tax. Prominent BJP leaders included state general secretary MLC Subhash Yaduvansh, Neeraj Singh, BJP district president Anand Dwivedi, and MLAs Neeraj Bora and Yogesh Shukla. htc...