PM Narendra Modi to speak to the country today at 17:00

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the country on Sunday, September 21 at 17:00 – just a day before the Reformation of GST (goods and services) comes into effect. The last time Prime Minister Modi addressed the country was after India and Pakistan reached a ‘bilateral concept’ after a conflict in May this year. The two countries got involved with crossfire after 26 people died in the Pahalgam terror attack and refuted India with Operation Sindoor. An important time for Indian Premier Modi’s address came at an important time in which India would implement the GST rate cuts on the first day of Navaratrite in the midst of US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and US H-1B Visa application fee. In a Bonanza for consumers, GST will now be a dual structure in which the majority of goods and services will attract taxes of 5 and 18 percent. A 40 percent tax will be levied on ultra -luxurious items, while tobacco and related products will still be in the 28 percent plus the strike category. Currently, GST is charged in 4 plates of 5, 12, 18 and 28 percent. In addition, a compensation is charged on luxury items and demerit or sin goods.