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Stock market today: Sensex, Nifty jump 1% each as GST reforms lifts insurance, FMCG, auto stocks
India’s stock market surged today, taking cues from GST reforms that’s set to make soaps to small cars cheaper for the “common man”. A screen…
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…
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…
Simpler GST regime with two rates from September 22
An overhauled and simplified goods and services tax (GST) regime with only two main rates rates, 5% and 12%, will be implemented from September 22….
GST Council meeting: What may get cheaper or cost more under new slabs
Updated on: Sept 03, 2025 05:15 pm IST India plans to cut GST by at least 10 percentage points on nearly 175 items. Here’s a…
What’s luxury, what’s mass? GST Council to decide new tax rates on cars, motorcycles
The GST Council meeting is set to bring in sweeping changes to how India buys, especially cars and motorcycles. In fact, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman…
Still not packaged well: GST adds to manufacturing woes, calls for simplification grows
Late in December 2024, the munchy popcorn found itself in the spotlight amid different tax rates proposed by the GST Council based on its sugar…
How GST 2.0 can transform the MSME sector
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are essential for India’s economic growth, creation of employment and supporting large industries with cost-effective solutions. Over the years,…
GST: 6-years of GST: With record high collections, why it is an opportune time for rate rationalisation
The introduction of the goods and services tax (‘GST‘) in June 2017, marked a significant milestone in the history of taxation in India. This transformative…