Rs 25 ‘Rain Fee’ with 18% GST on food order: Shocked customer says even ‘Lord Indra brought under the tax net’ Previously, this delivery charge was often considered a “pass-through”, meaning the customer’s payment went directly to the delivery partner. But… Updated: September 24, 2025 08:41 IST
Highlights| New GST Rate List 2025: From cars, bikes to TVs and fridges – big price cut kicks-in today GST New Rate 2025 Highlights | GST 2.0 – New GST Rate Cut on TV, AC, Refrigerator, Cars & Bikes… Updated: September 22, 2025 22:46 IST
New GST rates: Cars, small-capacity bikes become cheaper — Here’s what’s costlier The new GST rates will come into effect from 22 September 2025, which also coincides with the first day of… September 4, 2025 11:05 IST
GST council’s 56th meet to take place on Sept 3-4, tax reforms on agenda PM Narendra Modi made the first announcement about the reforms calling it a “Diwali gift” for the people of the… Updated: August 22, 2025 21:54 IST
Zero GST on life, health insurance soon? GoM clears proposal – all eyes on GST council now After the PM’s speech, the government later came out with details about the upcoming next-generation GST reform which is aimed… August 21, 2025 15:26 IST
GST Simplified: Will your daily budget drop as India eyes 5% & 18% rates? Potential revenue impact of Rs 43,000 crore likely in FY26 Explore how the proposed 5% and 18% GST rates could boost sectors and benefit consumers—see the potential impact on your… Updated: August 15, 2025 21:18 IST
GST@8: Promise, progress, and possibilities As India celebrates eight years of GST, the landmark tax reform has significantly matured, driven by the GST Council’s consensus-based… June 30, 2025 21:45 IST
Unshackling Indian science Exempting research-related goods and services from GST is a strategic reform that can unlock India’s full innovation potential. June 17, 2025 01:00 IST
Contours of the proposed amnesty scheme The government has introduced an amnesty scheme under GST laws in the Finance Bill, 2024, aiming to reduce pending cases,… August 20, 2024 13:33 IST
SaaS startup CaptainBiz launches unlimited e-invoices and e-way Bills on its app for MSMEs The company said businesses would be able to get automatic data validation and generate unlimited e-invoices and e-way bills without… July 10, 2024 18:30 IST
Did you know that the GST rate on roti is just 5% while on Paratha is 18%? Here’s why Understanding the disparity: GST rates on Roti vs. Paratha June 15, 2024 00:03 IST
GST Amendment Bill: FM Nirmala Sitharaman introduces bill to raise age limit of president, members of appellate tribunals The Bill seeks to cap the age for president and members of the GST appellate tribunals (GSTAT) at 70 years… December 13, 2023 17:01 IST
Incentivising the consumer for GST compliance The Mera Bill Mera Adhikar incentive can push end-consumers to demand invoices from sellers December 7, 2023 12:01 IST
What is Raab? The food item that has got GST relief? Know its benefit Apart from raab, GST has been reduced on pencil sharpeners and certain tracking devices, etc. February 20, 2023 09:00 IST
People can afford to pay 5% GST on hospital rooms above Rs 5k: Bajaj In its June 28-29 meeting, the council decided to impose the tax on hospital rooms costing over Rs 5,000/day to… July 6, 2022 04:10 IST
More services to be brought under GST: Revenue secy On June 29, the GST Council approved removal of a host of tax exemptions and raised rates for a larger… July 6, 2022 02:25 IST
GST Council Meet: Host of rate hikes, fewer exemptions from July 18 Similarly, goods related to petroleum/coal bed methane will attract 12% tax instead of 5% and electronic waste to attract 18%… June 30, 2022 04:00 IST
Slew of GST rate hikes imminent There will also be some tax reliefs. For instance, a margin scheme to reduce tax incidence on tour operators is… June 28, 2022 06:15 IST
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