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September 4, 2025, 08:42 PM - 3 min read
With business and premium economy flight tickets to cost more on higher GST rates from September 22, flying ‘high’ may not be that easy after all
Read moreSeptember 4, 2025, 07:01 PM - 3 min read
With the GST on garments categorised on the basis of their M.S.P., garment industry bodies say the move will make a dent in middle-class affordability and weaken the country’s retail and garment sector
Read moreSeptember 4, 2025, 05:43 PM - 4 min read
The government’s decision to slash GST rates on renewable energy devices and parts from 12 per cent to 5 per cent is expected to give a big push to the Centre’s green energy goals
Read moreSeptember 4, 2025, 05:20 PM - 3 min read
A rate cut on several dairy products, fertilisers, bio-pesticides, and agricultural equipment by the GST Council in its latest Goods and Services Tax reforms is being widely seen as a farmer-friendly move that will boost the country’s agrarian economy
Read moreSeptember 4, 2025, 03:47 PM - 3 min read
The GST Council has made a bold move to remove GST on 33 life-saving drugs and three critical drugs, placing healthcare above profit, said representatives from top pharmaceutical companies in India
Read moreSeptember 4, 2025, 03:06 PM - 5 min read
One of the many outstanding decisions of the rationalisation is that GST has been exempted on individual life insurance, including term, ULIP, and endowment plans and reinsurance services. Currently, premium payment on such policies attracts an 18 per cent tax
Read moreSeptember 4, 2025, 01:58 PM - 4 min read
The GST Council’s decision to slash GST on various categories of automobiles has been hailed by the auto industry, saying the new rates will benefit first-time buyers and middle class families
Read moreSeptember 4, 2025, 12:38 PM - 5 min read
The mood was celebratory for the Indian stock markets as benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty surged in early trade on Thursday after the GST Council approved a complete overhaul of the eight-year-old Goods and Services Tax regime
Read moreSeptember 3, 2025, 11:10 PM - 3 min read
The new Goods and Services Tax (GST) is most likely to become effective from September 22, and will result in slashing of rates of hundreds of items, said the GST Council after the first day of its two-day meeting
Read moreAugust 30, 2025, 04:59 PM - 4 min read
Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and West Bengal have asked for compensation to all states for a period of five years, with 2024-25 as the base year, once the GST reforms are rolled out
Read moreAugust 20, 2025, 03:30 PM - 3 min read
A report by the State Bank of India (SBI) has said the GST reforms will positively impact the Indian economy, despite revenue losses being pegged at up to ₹85,000 crore annually
Read moreAugust 17, 2025, 04:59 PM - 3 min read
Proposed GST rate tweaks on automobiles to end classification disputes; Prime Minister Narendra Modi said “next-generation” changes in the new tax structure will “expand good governance”
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