New Delhi : The GST reforms provide targeted relief to Uttar Pradesh's diverse economy spanning GI-registered carpets, brassware, Zardozi, footwear, ceramics, sports goods and cement. Lower tax rates are expected to improve affordability for households, ease working-capital pressures on artisans, and strengthen MSME competitiveness in both domestic and global markets, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.

Bhadohi carpets, Moradabad brassware, and Saharanpur woodcraft are expected to become 6–7 per cent cheaper, boosting exports and sustaining lakhs of artisan jobs. The Bhadohi–Mirzapur–Jaunpur region is one of India's largest hand-knotted and handwoven carpet clusters. Following the GST cut from 12 per cent to 5 per cent, handmade carpets will become cheaper. This is lik

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