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  GST 2.0: Individual Health Insurance Premiums To Be GST-Free From Today

  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a major reform under GST 2.0 at the 56th GST Council meeting on September 3. Effective today, individual health insurance premiums will be completely exempt from GST.

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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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  Zero GST On Life & Health Insurance From September 22: Who Benefits And How?

  From September 22, 2025, all individual life and health insurance premiums will attract 0% GST, down from 18%. Announced after the 56th GST Council meeting, this move cuts upfront costs, may widen coverage, and nudges households to buy adequate prote

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  Here's How New GST Slabs Affect Car Prices In India

  The Union Minister announced the new GST structure for the country, bringing the GST rate on smaller cars down to 18 per cent.

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  Here's How New GST Slabs Affect Motorcycle Prices In India

  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the new GST structure yesterday, with bikes above the 350cc category receiving 40 per cent GST.

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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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  GST Reforms: FAQs On What Changes

  The GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, held its 56th meeting on September 3 in New Delhi and announced changes in the rates. Here are all your questions answered.

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  Popcorn Debate Laid To Rest? Here's What Your Next Bucket Will Cost

  The long-running debate over how popcorn should be taxed under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has finally been settled.

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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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  "Pro-Poor, Growth-Oriented Decision": Chandrababu Naidu Praises GST Reforms

  Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu hailed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms approved by the GST Council as "pro-poor" and "growth-oriented".

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  GST Council Meeting: Small Cars, Motorcycles Below 350cc Now To Enjoy Reduced Tax

  Small cars and motorcycles with engines up to 350 cc will now have their GST reduced from 28 percent to 18 percent.

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  GST Council Approves Measures To Ease Compliance For Businesses: Sources

  The Goods and Services Tax Council has approved measures to ease burden of compliance on businesses, sources told NDTV Wednesday evening.

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  Keep 2, Eliminate 2. Rationale Behind Proposed New GST Rates Explained

  Rationalisation of the GST framework - a process that began this morning with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairing a GST Council meet - is based on sharp differences in revenue collected under each of the existing four 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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  GST Council Meeting Tomorrow: Here's What It May Hold For Auto Industry

  The auto industry is expecting some major changes from the GST Council meeting, which is scheduled to begin on September 3.