GST 2.0 Reforms: FM Nirmala Sitharaman unveils next-gen tax cuts | Highlights from rare 10 pm press conference

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed the media in a rare 10 pm press conference on Wednesday after the GST Council approved a slew of major reforms in its 56th meeting.

The announcements came as the Centre officially launched the "next-gen" GST reforms, as promised by PM Narendra Modi from the ramparts of Red Fort in the national capital on Independence Day this year.  

Here are highlights of what the finance minister said: