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GST Rates Finalised, GST Rate Slabs 5%, 12%, 18% & 28%

The lowest rate of 5% would be for common use items while there would be two standard rates of 12% and 18% under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime targeted to be rolled out from April 1, 2017. Announcing the decisions arrived at the first day of the two-day GST Council meeting, finance minister Arun Jaitley said highest tax slab will be applicable to items which are currently taxed at 30-31% (excise duty plus VAT). Luxury cars, tobacco and aerated drinks would also be levied with an additional cess on top of the highest tax rate. Mr. Jaitley said: “We have been able to finalise the GST rate structure. Zero-tax rate to apply to 50 per cent of items in the Consumer Price Index basket, including grains used by the common man. Five per cent duty will be levied on items of mass consumption used by common people ”Two standard rates of 12 and 18 per cent will be there in GST. Items taxed at 30-31 per cent [excise plus VAT] will be taxed at 28 per cent. Additional revenue from highest tax slab to be used to keep essential use items at 5 per cent and transfering common use items to 18 per cent. “Luxuary cars, tobacco, aerated drinks to be levied with a cess, which along with clean energy cess, will be used to compensate States for loss of revenue. Compensation pool created through cess will be for five years. Rs. 50,000 crore is required to be paid to States for loss of revenue in the first year of GST rollout.”

GST Rate Details in Hindi

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