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New GST rates take effect today: Full list of items with updated GST rates; what is cheaper & dearer after GST rate changes? Check now!

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New GST rates 2025 full list effective today: The Modi government’s next-generation GST reforms take effect on September 22, 2025, coinciding with the start of ...

Reforms, relief and resolutions: Key takeaways from the 56th GST Council

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GST reforms: Beyond the mere revamp of the existing slab structure, a series of far-reaching structural reforms are poised to address long-standing complexities within the ...

GST council meeting underway: What will become cheaper & dearer after GST slab changes? Top things to expect

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The 56th GST Council meeting, presided over by Nirmala Sitharaman, is set to introduce significant changes to India’s indirect taxation framework. The council is considering ...

GST rate cuts coming soon! Goods and Services Tax Council to meet for 2-day session starting Sept 3; two-slab structure in works

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The GST Council is set to meet on September 3rd to discuss proposed GST rate rationalization. A Group of Ministers has endorsed a simplified structure ...

GST reform push: Centre proposes GST exemption on life and health insurance; GoM to submit report by October

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The Centre has proposed exempting individual life and health insurance policies from GST, according to Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary. Currently, insurance premiums are subject ...

CII’s land reforms pitch: Industrial body calls for GST-like Council, uniform stamp duty; integrated land authorities and digitization also proposed to boost investment

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The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) proposes comprehensive land reforms, including a GST-like council for coordinated policy and standardized stamp duty rates between 3-5% nationwide, ...

GST council set to convene soon; tax simplification, compensation cess likely on agenda

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The Goods and Services Tax Council will soon meet to discuss GST simplification. Tax rate rationalisation and the future of the compensation cess are on ...