{
  "id": 7601113,
  "title": "‘Modi tax’: Opposition slams Centre over UPI charges on merchant transactions; Rahul, Kharge target PM",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/modi-tax-opposition-slams-centre-over-upi-charges-on-merchant",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T17:21:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/modi-tax-opposition-slams-centre-over-upi-charges-on-merchant-transactions-rahul-gandhi-kharge-pawan-khera-target-pm-101789490367023.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The government announced a 0.4 per cent Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI payments above ₹2,000 made to merchants.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}