New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced that the foremost priority of the government is to ensure that the benefits of the GST tax reforms reach all the common people of the country.

In an interview with India Today TV and Aaj Tak, the minister mentioned that the government has a lot of work after September 22 and expressed confidence that the benefits of the GST reforms will reach the common people.

"Our main focus will be on ensuring that rate cuts are passed on to the janta. We have a lot of work post-22nd September. It is a big vigilance exercise and we are confident the benefits will reach the common man," Nirmala Sitharaman said.

Sitharaman emphasised that the new GST reforms are design...