Hospitality, travel services providers witness robust demand ahead of Diwali
They registered strong bookings across urban and leisure destinations, with intercity bus services occupancy levels even touching 95-100 per cent.
They registered strong bookings across urban and leisure destinations, with intercity bus services occupancy levels even touching 95-100 per cent.
Festive buying surged across categories, from cars and two-wheelers to large-screen televisions and smartphones, turning Navratri into one of the most profitable sales periods in recent years.
Speaking at a press conference held at the BJP office in Lucknow, Trivedi said that the GST reform decision is historic and that GST 2.0 will lead to economic empowerment of every section of the country.
Mentioning that increased consumption has boosted production and brought relief to consumers during the festive season, the Chief Minister said that after the implementation of GST, national collection has increased from Rs 7 lakh crore to Rs 22 lakh crore, while it has increased from Rs 49,000 crore to over Rs 1.15 lakh crore in Uttar Pradesh.
On the Palestine issue, the CPI resolution called for justice, peace, and an end to the Israeli occupation.
The automobile industry emerged as the standout winner. Under GST 2.0, smaller sub-4 metre cars were shifted to the 18 per cent tax slab, and the compensation cess on automobiles was scrapped entirely.
“Several ministers and leaders went to different markets and interacted with shopkeepers and consumers, and what they found out was very exciting,” Patra told media persons while addressing a press conference here at the party headquarters.
This will encourage the domestic production of fertilizers as the fertilizer companies will save significantly on raw materials costs ensuring the timely availability of fertilizers.
The GST framework has been streamlined into two primary slabs: 5 per cent and 18 per cent, with a 40 per cent demerit rate for luxury and sin goods.
Cloth merchants, office-bearers of pharmaceutical traders’ associations, and other business owners from Amar Colony congratulated the government and expressed their gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for introducing the much-awaited taxation reforms.
