GST 2.0 is set to almost triple the share of items taxed at 5 per cent, rising from 54 consumption categories under GST 1.0 to 149 categories under GST 2.0, as per a recent study by FICCI CASCADE. For rural households, the share of exempt and merit goods in their consumption basket will rise
"They have proposed two slabs: one 5 per cent and the other 18 per cent. Still, there are multiple slabs till 28 per cent. Eighteen per cent applies to fertilisers and pesticides. So, it might get an exemption in this decision. However, there won't be much in it. We will see when the full sc
In a path-breaking initiative relating to the Goods and Services Tax structure, the Central Government has proposed to scrap the current slab of 12 per cent and 28 per cent of GST rates and keep only 5 per cent and 18 per cent GST rates, government sources said on Friday.
New Delhi [India], Feb 26 (ANI): Credit rating agency ICRA said on Tuesday that lower GST rates for under-construction residential properties are expected to improve customer sentiment but removal of input tax credit may create short term disruption in sales and collections from ongoing p