New Delhi

The GST 2.0 reforms, which kicked in on Monday, saw a tremendous response from shopkeepers, auto dealers and every Indian household. Arriving in perfect sync with the first day of Navratri, the reformed tax regime gave the common man a direct reason to rejoice with lower prices, simplified slabs and relief on daily essentials.

Car showrooms witnessed serpentine queues, online carts overflowed with orders and buzzed with record-breaking festive sales.

The automobile sector stole the spotlight with historic numbers. Under the new GST structure, smaller sub-4 metre cars were moved into the 18% slab, while the compensation cess on automobiles was completely removed.

Maruti recorded 80,000 enquiries and delivered 30,000 cars, its highest single-day performance in 35 years. Booking

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