Prime Minister Modi spoke of upcoming GST reforms, effective September 22, 2025, calling it ‘GST Bachat Utsav’. The revised tax structure features only 5% and 18% slabs, reducing prices on everyday items. Income up to ₹12 lakh is now tax-exempt, creating a ‘double bonanza’ for the middle class. Post navigation FPI flows: Foreign investors pull out Rs 7,945 cr from equities in September; 2025 net outflow rises to Rs 1.38 lakh cr State finances: Salaries, pensions and interest expenditure rises 2.5 times in 10 years; subsidy outlay triples