DWARKA (GUJARAT): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that Diwali the 'festival of lights' has come early for citizens due to the latest decisions taken by the Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council. "Diwali has come early for our citizens due to the decisions taken in the GST Council. And thus, the decisions were taken with consensus at the GST Council," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at public rally in Dwarka. There will be a nominal 0.1 per cent GST applicable on exports," Jaitley announced in a media briefing on Friday. Prime Minister Modi on Wednesday, had also assured that glitches would be fixed in an hour-long speech on the Indian economy.

Source: Economic Times October 07, 2017 09:11 UTC