AMARAVATI: Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday termed Goods and Services Tax (GST) restructuring a revolutionary step towards a simpler and fairer tax system.
On the day when GST 2.0 came into implementation, he took to X to welcome the reforms.
“The GST restructuring is a revolutionary step towards a simpler, fairer tax system. It is a commendable move to make goods & services more simpler and affordable to every citizen, ” he said.
“Here and there, there might be a few glitches with a few complaints but it’s a process and I am hopeful that the benefits would get passed on to the end consumers. This will surely give the necessary impetus to consumption and investment in the economy, ” he said.
YSR Congress, which is the main opposition party in Andhra Pradesh, has joined ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and its alliance partners Jana Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party in welcoming the next-generation GST reforms.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the ‘visionary’ launch of the next-generation GST reforms and the commencement of the GST Bachat Utsav, saying the celebration truly puts the citizen at the centre of governance.
Earlier in the day, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu extended ‘heartfelt gratitude’ to the Prime Minister for this ‘bold and visionary’ reform on behalf of the people.