After Income Tax & GST, Nirmala Sitharaman reveals her next big tax change assignment | HTLS 2025

Updated on Dec 06, 2025 10:25 am IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2025, signalled that the next wave of PM Modi's big-budget reforms will focus on “cleaning up” India’s customs regime after GST and direct tax changes. Sitharaman described next‑generation customs reforms as her next major assignment, aiming to simplify structures, cut distortions and make India’s trade and logistics system more efficient and globally competitive.

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