With the latest GST reforms bringing in significant changes in the old tax structure of India, BJP Rajya Sabha member from Himachal, Sikender Kumar, termed the GST rationalisation as a "next-generation reform process". He highlighted that the latest GST reform will empower consumers, liberate entrepreneurs, strengthen economic sovereignty and chart a course for a prosperous and inclusive India, reported news agency PTI.

In his article on the subject, shared with media persons in Shimla, Kumar, who has also served as the Vice-Chancellor of Himachal Pradesh University, said, “GST 2.0 could prove as transformative as the 1991 liberalisation or the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) revolution of 2016 by linking people's growth to national productivity and lowering the consumption barriers, improving capital efficiency and strengthening institutional credibility."