AGRA: The biggest beneficiary of implementation of GST will be Uttar Pradesh with its massive consumer base, said deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma here on Saturday.“It will prove to be a boon for the state, whose GDP growth rate has never crossed 6 per cent. After two years it will be over 7 per cent,” the minister claimed while addressing a gathering of traders here.UP GDP has been hovering over 5-6 per cent, it touched the maximum of 6 per cent a few years back. It will touch 7 per cent in two years. Both consumer and traders should be happy with the GST. Traders will get rid of the Inspector Raj, while consumers will get products at lower prices. Traders are part of our family and they have full freedom to go to district administration and put forward their grievances, Sharma told media.We achieved economic Independence on 12 am on July 1. It will remove anomalies and stop exploitation of traders. People should not generalize businessmen as a dishonest lot. Traders want to give taxes. With the GST in place, traders will not have to make round of government offices.The minister directed the district administration and the commercial tax department to hold seminars in order to provide clarifications regarding taxes to traders.The minister informed that the government will soon bring out its trade policy with a special focus on small and cottage industry, and Agra where so many such industries are running will benefit.To a query related to rising crime graph in UP after BJP formed the government, Sharma said it was quite natural as under the previous government, even heinous crimes like rape and murder were not registered. “This has changed now. While not only small crime cases are being registered, but also heinous crime which took place during previous regime are being investigated. Some unfortunate incidents took place which should not have taken place,” he added.Sharma, who is incharge of Agra district, approved a budget of Rs 434.4 core for carrying out various development projects in the district.