News GST rates LIVE:  GST rate cuts set to kick in today; goods and services to be cheaper

News GST rates LIVE: GST rate cuts set to kick in today; goods and services to be cheaper

Prices of kitchen staples to electronics, from medicines and equipment to automobiles, will get cheaper from Monday (September 22, 2025) as the reduced Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on about 375 items come into effect. In a bonanza to consumers, the GST Council, comprising Centre and States, has decided to reduce tax rates on […]

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GST reforms: New Goods and Services Tax to take effect from September 22: All you need to know | Interactive Dashboard

GST reforms: New Goods and Services Tax to take effect from September 22: All you need to know | Interactive Dashboard

The Union Government expects the new GST reforms to spur spending by making goods and services more affordable, leaving people with greater disposable income. Fille (representational image) The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is set for its most significant revamp since 2017. Beginning September 22, 2025, the country will adopt a simplified two-tier tax system. […]

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GST Rate Cut for Auto Stocks Boosts Mahindra Shares Nearly 8 Percent

GST Rate Cut for Auto Stocks Boosts Mahindra Shares Nearly 8 Percent

Auto stocks surged on Thursday (September 4, 2025) morning trade, with Mahindra & Mahindra climbing nearly 8%, as small cars and entry-level bikes are set to get cheaper with the GST Council approving a complete overhaul of the tangled Goods and Services Tax regime. GST Council meeting LIVE Shares of Mahindra & Mahindra jumped 7.75%, […]

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GST Council approves two-rate tax slab effective September 22

GST Council approves two-rate tax slab effective September 22

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, during its 56th meeting, decided to revamp the tax structure into a primarily two-rate system as proposed by the Central government, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Wednesday. She added that the decisions would come into effect from September 22 for most items. Only tobacco and tobacco-related […]

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GoM on rate rationalisation approves Centre’s two-rate GST proposal

GoM on rate rationalisation approves Centre’s two-rate GST proposal

Image for representation only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Group of Ministers (GoM) on Rate Rationalisation, formed by the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, has decided to accept the Centre’s two-rate structure proposal for GST and will be recommending this to the GST Council, the chairperson of the GoM and Bihar Deputy Chief […]

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