<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian has said that it is easy to advocate one uniform GST rates for all goods, but it cannot be done ignoring political realities.&nbsp;</span></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Addressing an event in Bengaluru, he said, no one wants to tax essentials consumed by poor.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Mr Subramanian, however, stressed the need for more simplicity and uniformity in GST rates. He said, as long as GST rates are kept relatively clean and simple, India will make progress.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">For instance, the 28 per cent GST rate was brought down by GST Council over the period of time because many felt it was high, Subramanian said.</div>''<div class="yj6qo" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"></div>''<div class="adL" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"></div>