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GST rate cuts pull down October inflation by 85 bps, declining trend to continue: Experts

The GST rate cuts brought down retail inflation by 85 basis points to a record low of 0.25 per cent in October and the declining…

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Inflation hits decade low of 0.25% in October; rate cut hopes rise ahead of RBI’s December MPC meet

New Delhi: India’s retail inflation dropped sharply to 0.25% in October, the lowest level since the current series began in 2013, driven by lower food…

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Will mobile phones get cheaper after GST rate cut? Here's what we know
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Will mobile phones get cheaper after GST rate cut? Here’s what we know

Published on: Sept 04, 2025 01:15 pm IST The GST Council has maintained the 18% tax rate on mobile phones despite significant cuts in other…

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New GST rates: All you need to know about what happens next, and when | FAQs
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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…

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India delivers tax bonanza ‘for common man’, new GST rates from 22 September
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India delivers tax bonanza ‘for common man’, new GST rates from 22 September

India has cut GST rates on hundreds of consumer items,—ranging from soaps to small cars—to spur demand in the world’s fourth largest economy in the…

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Big decisions likely in GST Council meeting today, changes in tax slabs likely
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Big decisions likely in GST Council meeting today, changes in tax slabs likely

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to give shape to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clarion call for GST reforms, when she chairs the 58th…

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