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  GST Council Meeting 2025: List of items that are expected to get cheaper or costlier

  Business | September 03, 2025 13:59 IST

  GST Council Meeting 2025: It is expected that the majority of items in the 12 per cent slab will be moved to the 5 per cent slab, making them much cheaper.

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  GST Council two-day meeting underway, rate cuts and rationalisation on agenda - Check details

  Business | September 03, 2025 12:30 IST

  56th GST Council: The Centre's next-gen GST reform proposal of having just two tax slabs of 5 and 18 per cent by moving products from the current 12 and 28 per cent to lower rates is on the agenda.

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  GST Reforms: Will two-slab structure push real estate growth? Here's what experts say

  August 25, 2025 15:29 IST

  While the move aims to eliminate the 12 and 28 per cent slabs, with 99 per cent of items in the 12 per cent bracket being reclassified to 5 per cent and 90 per cent in the 28 per cent slab coming down to 18 per cent, experts believe that this simplification will benefit homebuyers.

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  GST Reforms: Group of Ministers accepts 2-slab structure proposal, check details

  Business | August 21, 2025 15:43 IST

  At present, Goods and Services Tax (GST) has four slabs of 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent. While food items are either taxed at 0 or 5 per cent, luxury and sin goods are taxed at 28 per cent.

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  Next generation GST reforms aimed at making India Aatmanirbhar, FM Sitharaman tells GoM

  Business | August 20, 2025 17:39 IST

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s address to the Group of Ministers (GoMs) was for about 20 minutes, during which she elaborated on the Centre’s proposal.

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  Market Opening Bell: Sensex surges 718 points, Nifty above 24,900, Auto Index gains 3.28%

  August 18, 2025 9:37 IST

  Sensex, Nifty Today on August 18, 2025: Gift Nifty, an early indicator for the Nifty 50, indicated a positive start as it opened 137 points higher at 24,792, compared to the previous close of 24,655.

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  PM Modi unveils next-generation GST reform draft, seeks states' cooperation for Diwali rollout

  Business | August 17, 2025 17:30 IST

  The present GST tax rates of nil/zero on essential food items, 5% on daily use products, 12% on standard goods, 18% on electronics and services and 28% on luxury and sin goods will be replaced by by a two tax slabs of 5% and 18% plus a special 40% top bracket for 5-7 demerit goods.

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  GST Reforms: Finance Ministry proposes 2-slab rate structure, reduction of taxes - Details here

  Business | August 15, 2025 23:46 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the nation on the occasion of India's 79th Independence Day, announced that the next generation of GST reforms will be introduced this Diwali.

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  Independence Day 2025: From GST reforms to Made-in-India semiconductors, PM Modi's top quotes

  Business | August 15, 2025 11:09 IST

  From promising Made-in-India semiconductor chips to announcing GST reforms, here are the top quotes from PM Modi's Independence Day Speech.

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  PM Modi announces GST reforms after 8 years, promises relief for businesses on Diwali

  Business | August 15, 2025 11:14 IST

  As India commemorates its 79th Independence Day today, PMi made his traditional arrival at the historic Red Fort donning saffron turban. He extended greetings to the citizens and spoke at length about several issues, including Operation Sindoor and India’s immense success in Make in India.

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  Karnataka tax dept launches helpline to tackle bribery complaints, traders rally over UPI notices

  Karnataka | July 20, 2025 22:03 IST

  The Karnataka Commercial Taxes Department has launched a helpline to tackle bribery complaints, particularly those linked to UPI-related tax issues. This comes amid reports of officials and middlemen demanding bribes from traders. A traders' protest is being planned for July 25 in response.

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  16.7 km twin tunnel project in Bengaluru: Tenders invited for Rs 17,698 crore project

  Business | July 17, 2025 17:44 IST

  Running from Hebbal’s Esteem Mall Junction to the Race Course Junction on Seshadri Road, Package 1 will incur a cost of Rs 8,770 crore with a length of 8.748 km.

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  Ghee, soap, and snacks may get cheaper: Major GST rate cut on the cards - Check full list

  July 03, 2025 11:12 IST

  The restructuring of GST is likely to ease the inflationary pressure on essential goods, benefiting a large section of the population which consumes items falling under the same category.

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  Gross GST collections rise 6.2% YoY to over Rs 1.84 lakh crore in June

  Business | July 01, 2025 18:07 IST

  However, this is a dip on a month-on-month basis as the Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection last month was Rs 2.01 lakh crore.

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  Aadhaar-PAN, Tatkal tickets, UPI chargeback and others: Know key rules set to change from July 1

  June 30, 2025 13:49 IST

  Aadhaar verification will be mandatory for Tatkal train tickets purchased through the IRCTC website or its mobile app, effective July 1, 2025. A one-time password (OTP) will be required for Tatkal train ticket booking starting from July 15.

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  Will GST Council remove 12% tax slab? List of items under this slab

  Business | June 05, 2025 15:08 IST

  The officials and experts advising the Group of Ministers (GoM) on rate rationalisation are reportedly on the same page that the existing slab is not very relevant, and the items under it could be shifted to either the 5 per cent or the 18 per cent tax slab.

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  Gross GST collections surge 16.4 per cent to over Rs 2.01 lakh crore in May 2025

  Business | June 01, 2025 15:50 IST

  In May, revenue from domestic transactions increased by 13.7 per cent, totalling approximately Rs 1.50 lakh crore. Meanwhile, GST from imports jumped 25.2 per cent to Rs 51,266 crore.

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  UPI transactions above Rs 2,000 to attract 18% GST? Here's what government has to say

  April 21, 2025 13:31 IST

  The government also said that it is committed to promoting digital payment via UPI and taking all possible steps for this.

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  GST on UPI transactions over Rs 2,000? Here's what government said

  India | April 18, 2025 22:08 IST

  GST on UPI payments: The Ministry of Finance refuted the claim and termed the reports ‘completely false, misleading, and without any basis'. It strongly denied the claims of levying GST on UPI payments above Rs 2,000.

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  From Rs 12k salary to Rs 36 crore tax bill: Gujarat man's shocking GST notice crisis | Watch

  Gujarat | April 09, 2025 17:48 IST

  A Gujarat man with a Rs 12,000 monthly salary receives a shocking Rs 36 crore tax notice, leaving his family in disbelief and raising questions about bureaucratic fairness.