<h1>GST rate reduction urged to be passed through to consumers, aimed at boosting demand and easing business conditions.</h1> Reduction in Goods and Services Tax rates and procedural changes are presented as reforms to lower tax burdens, boost demand, and improve ease of doing business. The minister urges industry to pass on the full benefit of lower indirect taxation to consumers and to promote domestic manufacturing, framing the measures as transformational across sectors including pharmaceuticals, agriculture-linked activities, and MSMEs.