The revenue loss of the central government due to the recent GST rate reduction will be around Rs 3,700 crore in FY26, as higher growth and a boost in consumption have reduced the impact on revenues, according to a report by the State Bank of India (SBI).
Reacting to the Opposition's 'better late than never' swipe at the latest Goods and Services Tax revamp, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said these remarks only demonstrate their ignorance. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the GST a success story over the
"Until human behaviour changes, we will not achieve success in this mission (to reduce road fatalities)," he said, urging every Indian citizen to become sensitive, disciplined and committed to following traffic laws under the "Vision Zero" initiative aimed at eliminating preventable road dea
Speaking to ANI, Swati Gupta, a housewife in Aligarh, expressed her happiness over the prime minister's decision to reduce GST during Navratri, as these new rates will be levied from September 22 this year.
The government's recent move to reduce Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on dairy products has been welcomed by the country's leading dairy cooperatives, which said the step would encourage wider adoption of milk products and support millions of farmers.
Vaishnaw said that the new GST tax slabs will be effective from the first day of Navaratri, and rates have been reduced for almost every item which is used in the lives of middle-class families.
The central government's decision to reduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on cement and steel has been hailed as a game-changing move by leaders from the real estate industry.
The Congress MP said that Union Finance Minister made major announcements following the GST council meeting; however, the decisions were proclaimed by PM Modi during his Independence Day speech.
In the automobile segment, GST on petrol and petrol-hybrid cars, as well as LPG and CNG variants not exceeding 1200 cc engine capacity and 4000 mm length, has been reduced from 28 per cent to 18 per cent.