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Cancer Meds Get Cheaper: GST Council Slashes Tax On 33 Lifesaving Drugs
In what seems like a major public health push, the GST Council has cut GST on medicines, including 33 lifesaving drugs and 3 cancer/rare-disease medicines, to nil, and reduced GST on most other medicines and medical devices.
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GST Cut On Cement To Boost Sector, Accelerate Infra Growth: Industry Players
The GST rate reduction on cement will not only support domestic manufacturers but also accelerate the pace of infrastructure development and catalyse industrial expansion in India, industry players said on Thursday.
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New GST Rates: How Much Will You Save On Your Next Restaurant Bill?
The GST Council announced a major revision in GST rates on September 3, 2025.
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Will Flights And Hotels Get Cheaper Now? How Revised GST Rates Impact Travel
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council approved a significant overhaul of tax rates on hotel stays and air travel during its 56th meeting on September 3, 2025
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'Long Overdue But...': Opposition's '1 Nation, 9 Taxes' Jab Over GST Overhaul
The Goods and Services Tax Council's rationalisation of tax slabs - reducing four brackets to two while exempting several 'daily use' items, including premiums on health and life insurance - has been received with scepticism by the Congress.
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GST Rate Cuts To Spur Growth, Benefit First-Time Buyers: Auto Industry
The GST Council's decision to cut tax rates on various categories of automobiles is timely and will inject fresh momentum into the Indian automotive sector.
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GST Revamp: What's Cheaper, Costlier? See Full List Here
New GST Slabs: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Wednesday approved a complete overhaul of India's tax consumption tax since its launch in 2017.
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What Gets Cheaper And Costlier From September 22 Under Revised GST Rates
The GST Council on Wednesday approved historical changes to India's indirect tax structure - adopting a 5 per cent and 18 per cent tax structure - and several daily-use goods will become cheaper from September 22.
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GST Reforms Structural, Will Benefit Middle Class, Farmers: Nirmala Sitharaman
GST reforms are not just for rationalising rates but structural too, Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday, adding that the decision of the GST Council has been taken with full consensus and all ministers supported rate rationalisation.
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Toothpaste, Butter, Eraser: What Is Under 5% GST Or Is Now Exempt
The Goods and Services Tax Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, announced a major change that only two rates will remain from September 22 - 5 per cent and 18 per cent, eliminating the 12 per cent and 28 percent GST slabs.
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Cigarettes, Cold Drinks, Big Cars And Bikes: 40% GST For Sin, Super Luxury Items
The GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, cut the current four slabs down to two - scrapping the 12 per cent and 28 per cent rates, while retaining the 5 per cent and 18 per cent slabs.
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GST Council Meeting: What May Get Cheaper Or Cost More Under New Slabs
High hopes ride on the 56th GST Council meeting as it takes up proposals to simplify slabs and slash rates on key goods and services.
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New Rates, Relief On Daily Use Items On GST Council Agenda
The Goods, Services Tax Council, led by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, begins a two-day meet today eto discuss a shift to a two-slab system expected to slash prices of daily-use items by reducing the brackets under which most goods are taxed.
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GST Council Exempts Gene Therapy, Cuts Tax Rate For Rice Kernels
Jaisalmer (Rajasthan): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that the Goods and Services Tax Council has approved the reduction of GST on rice kernels to 5 per cent and exempted life-saving gene therapy from tax.
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55th GST Council Meet Defers Decision On Health Insurance Premium Rate Cuts
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Saturday deferred the decision on rate cuts on life and health insurance premiums, as some more technicalities need to be ironed out.
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Cancer Meds Get Cheaper: GST Council Slashes Tax On 33 Lifesaving Drugs
In what seems like a major public health push, the GST Council has cut GST on medicines, including 33 lifesaving drugs and 3 cancer/rare-disease medicines, to nil, and reduced GST on most other medicines and medical devices.
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GST Cut On Cement To Boost Sector, Accelerate Infra Growth: Industry Players
The GST rate reduction on cement will not only support domestic manufacturers but also accelerate the pace of infrastructure development and catalyse industrial expansion in India, industry players said on Thursday.
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New GST Rates: How Much Will You Save On Your Next Restaurant Bill?
The GST Council announced a major revision in GST rates on September 3, 2025.
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Will Flights And Hotels Get Cheaper Now? How Revised GST Rates Impact Travel
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council approved a significant overhaul of tax rates on hotel stays and air travel during its 56th meeting on September 3, 2025
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'Long Overdue But...': Opposition's '1 Nation, 9 Taxes' Jab Over GST Overhaul
The Goods and Services Tax Council's rationalisation of tax slabs - reducing four brackets to two while exempting several 'daily use' items, including premiums on health and life insurance - has been received with scepticism by the Congress.
-
GST Rate Cuts To Spur Growth, Benefit First-Time Buyers: Auto Industry
The GST Council's decision to cut tax rates on various categories of automobiles is timely and will inject fresh momentum into the Indian automotive sector.
-
GST Revamp: What's Cheaper, Costlier? See Full List Here
New GST Slabs: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Wednesday approved a complete overhaul of India's tax consumption tax since its launch in 2017.
-
What Gets Cheaper And Costlier From September 22 Under Revised GST Rates
The GST Council on Wednesday approved historical changes to India's indirect tax structure - adopting a 5 per cent and 18 per cent tax structure - and several daily-use goods will become cheaper from September 22.
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GST Reforms Structural, Will Benefit Middle Class, Farmers: Nirmala Sitharaman
GST reforms are not just for rationalising rates but structural too, Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday, adding that the decision of the GST Council has been taken with full consensus and all ministers supported rate rationalisation.
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Toothpaste, Butter, Eraser: What Is Under 5% GST Or Is Now Exempt
The Goods and Services Tax Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, announced a major change that only two rates will remain from September 22 - 5 per cent and 18 per cent, eliminating the 12 per cent and 28 percent GST slabs.
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Cigarettes, Cold Drinks, Big Cars And Bikes: 40% GST For Sin, Super Luxury Items
The GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, cut the current four slabs down to two - scrapping the 12 per cent and 28 per cent rates, while retaining the 5 per cent and 18 per cent slabs.
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GST Council Meeting: What May Get Cheaper Or Cost More Under New Slabs
High hopes ride on the 56th GST Council meeting as it takes up proposals to simplify slabs and slash rates on key goods and services.
-
New Rates, Relief On Daily Use Items On GST Council Agenda
The Goods, Services Tax Council, led by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, begins a two-day meet today eto discuss a shift to a two-slab system expected to slash prices of daily-use items by reducing the brackets under which most goods are taxed.
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GST Council Exempts Gene Therapy, Cuts Tax Rate For Rice Kernels
Jaisalmer (Rajasthan): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that the Goods and Services Tax Council has approved the reduction of GST on rice kernels to 5 per cent and exempted life-saving gene therapy from tax.
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55th GST Council Meet Defers Decision On Health Insurance Premium Rate Cuts
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Saturday deferred the decision on rate cuts on life and health insurance premiums, as some more technicalities need to be ironed out.
