GST reduced tax rates, doubled taxpayer base to 1.24 cr: Finance Ministry

NEW DELHI: The  Finance Ministry  on Monday said  GST  has reduced the rate at which people have to pay tax, helped increase compliance and doubled taxpayer base to 1.24 crore.  In a series of tweets, on the first death anniversary of former Finance Minister  Arun Jaitley , the ministry said before goods and services tax (&…