<h1>Prime minister pledges continued GST reforms, reduced taxpayer burden and compliance cuts to boost manufacturing and defence indigenisation</h1> The prime minister announced continuation of structural GST reforms and projected further reductions in taxpayers' burdens as economic strength increases, citing recent September 2025 changes and an estimate of Rs 2.5 lakh crore in citizen savings this year. The statement signals ongoing tax-policy adjustments, potential changes in rates/exemptions, and sustained administrative reform to enhance predictability. He highlighted decriminalisation of numerous regulatory offences and elimination of over 40,000 compliances to improve ease of doing business, and promoted domestic manufacturing and defence indigenisation, including planned semiconductor and weapons production in a specific state-measures that may prompt regulatory, procurement and industrial-policy shifts.