In 2017, India embarked on a transformative journey with the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), a unified tax system aimed at simplifying the country's complex tax structure. 

PM Modi speech: Top 7 taxes erased forever by GST

The latest rationalisation, which reduces GST rates to simpler 5 and 18 per cent slabs and exempts many essentials, means those rupees stretch further.

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India’s GST reforms could partially offset Trump’s tariffs by boosting consumption and easing taxes but they won’t fully counteract tariff impacts on exports, according to expert views

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The minister said the government sought a commitment from industry, which it received, and besides, there are mechanisms in place to monitor it. Industry knows that lower duty and lower rates mean a pickup in demand and greater business and the benefit of economies of scale, he added.

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India’s GST Council cut four tax slabs to two—5% and 18%—scrapping 12% and 28% rates, and introduced a 40% slab for sin goods like tobacco and gutkha. Congress criticised the reforms, reviving its “Gabbar Singh Tax” jibe, while FM Sitharaman and PM Modi slammed the party

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On Wednesday (September 3), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in a briefing, mentioned big reforms that will change the tax slabs. 

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The Central government on Wednesday announced a mega reform in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure as it eliminated two tax slabs.

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India's GST Council has announced wholesale changes to the Goods and Services Tax in the daily purchase segment in an attempt to boost consumption for the middle-class prior to the festive season.

GST rate cuts on common goods: Relief for middle class, push for festive demand

The new GST slab to be implemented from September 22 has a list of changes and relaxations. Here's how it will impact air travel and hotel bills.

Flight tickets to hotel stay: Both cheaper and expensive. Here's what has changed in new GST slab

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, during its 56th meeting that stretched for more than 10 hours on Wednesday, approved a new wave of reforms in the eight-year-old indirect tax regime. Let's have a look at the GST new rates 2025 along with the 18 per cent GST items list.

New GST Rates 2025: What’s cheaper, what’s costlier after GST revamp? Check full list here

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