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Last week, the Modi government proposed the biggest overall of the goods and services tax since its rollout in 2017. Aiming to collapse the current 4 slab structure into a simpler 2 slab regime with a special slab for what the government is called. As sin goods. The move, expected to reduce prices across essentials and consumer durables, comes amid US tariff headwinds and concerns about domestic demand.
Guest: Sharad Raghavan, Business and Economy Editor, The Hindu
Host: Kunal Shankar, Deputy Business Editor, The Hindu
Edited by Sharmada Venkatasubramanian
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