Consumption in India is expected to register a net gain of nearly Rs 1 lakh crore from September onwards, driven by the recent Goods and Services Tax (GST) rationalisation, according to a report by Bank of Baroda.
Reduction and rationalisation of Goods and Services Tax slabs - reducing them to two, and exempting certain items, including premiums for health and life insurance - were 18 months in the making, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said at an NDTV summit Tuesday.
The new GST rates and slabs will have a wide-scale positive impact on the many items related to heavy industries, be it auto, transport, or auto ancillaries.
The food-processing sector has been a major beneficiary of the recently announced rationalisation of GST rates, with most products witnessing a decline to a 5 per cent GST slab.
The Board management had already created field and technical posts under the rationalisation of the Generation Wing in February 2025, which further strengthened the security arrangements of the Larji project.
The sweeping GST reforms unveiled this week will strengthen the cooperative sector, make their products competitive, increase demand for their products and increase the income of cooperatives, the Ministry of Cooperation has said.
The income tax relief provided for in the 2025-26 Budget, coupled with GST rate rationalisation, is set to further push India's economy to another level, Union minister and BJP leader Ashwini Vaishnaw told reporters Saturday, addressing a presser from the party headquarters.
In a statement, USIBC praised the rationalisation of GST slabs and reduction in tax rates across key sectors, including food, healthcare, life-saving drugs, renewable energy, and electronics.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Friday slammed the Modi government, saying that GST rationalisation was a "bad decision being corrected" and instead of being apologetic, it is "arrogantly being marketed as a gift".
The recent rationalisation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) is set to bring both relief and challenges across India's key sectors, according to the ICRA press release. However, in the oil and gas sector, the move could increase pressure.
Rationalisation of tax rates on construction material is expected to cut the construction cost for the real estate sector by 3.5 to 4.5 per cent, according to a report by Crisil Intelligence. The government has announced to cut GST rates on cement, marble, granite, sand, bricks, etc substant