The Modi government has announced better-than-expected GST reforms and rate structure rationalisation, with a majority of items consumed by the common man and middle class set to see price cuts from September 22, the start of the Navratras. But will the GST rate cuts be enough to counter the impact of Trump’s 50% tariffs on India?
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