GST Council approves 2-slab structure: What gets cheaper, what gets costlier | Details | Latest News India
Published on: Sept 04, 2025 07:10 am IST PM Narendra Modi hailed the GST reform, saying it will benefit farmers, MSMEs, traders, and the middle…
Govt delivers ‘GST Diwali bonanza’: Cheaper essentials, big relief on insurance premiums
The Centre and states on Wednesday approved the biggest overhaul of the country’s goods and services tax (GST), eight years after it was launched. The…
Inside the cannabis wellness rush in India: Booming sales worry experts
India’s wellness supplement market is witnessing a surge in products focused on mental health, as more brands experiment with offerings such as caffeine-infused gummies to…
ETtech Explainer: Why are ecomm, food delivery firms hiking platform fees ahead of festive season?
Ahead of the festive season, food delivery and ecommerce majors are raising platform fees levied on users to offset higher operational costs and improve margins….
Tax cut bonanza cleared in GST regime overhaul | Latest News India
Taxes on goods spanning household essentials, medicines, small cars and appliances will be slashed from September 22 as the GST Council on Wednesday approved the…
India’s service activity at 15-year high in August amid 49 straight months of order growth
New Delhi: India’s service activity raced to a 15-year high of 62.9 in August, from 60.5 in July, as robust demand spurred a rush of…
New GST rates: Cigarettes to SUVs and some motorcycles land it highest tax slab
A new 40% slab of GST will come into effect on September 22, along with all new rates. The 12% and 28% slabs are gone,…
New GST rates: All you need to know about what happens next, and when | FAQs
After the GST rates were changed on Wednesday, to come into effect on September 22, here are some of the major questions being asked, and…
GST rate cut: Individual health, life insurance policies exempt from GST
The GST Council has exempt individual life insurance and health insurance policies from GST as part of broader reforms for the indirect tax regime. Finance…
New GST rates: Full list of items that have received rate cut
The GST Council on Wednesday approved a two-tier rate structure of 5 and 18 per cent, which will be implemented from September 22. New GST…