Puducherry, Oct 9 (PTI) The commercial tax department of the Puducherry administration has reported a rise in consumption following the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms, an official said on Thursday.

Yasin M Choudhary, Secretary-cum-Commissioner of State Tax, Puducherry, said in a statement that the Central Government’s "next generation GST reforms, effective from September 22, marked a major simplification of the country’s indirect tax system." He added that an analysis by the department of commercial tax indicates that economic activity has seen a "major upward trajectory in the Union Territory of Puducherry" since the reforms.

Data from the transport department shows that vehicle registrations have increased by 35 per cent, with car registrations alone rising by

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