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The GST Council cut four tax slabs to two, scrapped 12 percent and 28 percent rates and slashed GST on essentials, making daily items cheaper.
From your kitchen staples to bathroom essentials, the GST Council has slashed rates on a wide range of daily use products.
The GST Council rationalised the indirect tax structure, cutting the current four slabs down to two in a landmark decision that promises to ease household budgets and lift consumer sentiment. Answering the Indian middle class’ long-pending demand, the GST Council scrapped the 12% and 28% rates, retaining only the 5% and 18% slabs.
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Items earlier taxed at 12% and 28% will now largely migrate to the lower two slabs, making a wide range of products cheaper. The new rates will take effect on September 22, 2025.
From your kitchen staples to bathroom essentials, the GST Council has slashed rates on a wide range of daily use products, offering relief to households battling high costs.
UHT milk, paneer, khakhra, pizza bread, roti and parathas have been exempted from GST altogether. Butter, ghee, cheese, condensed milk, jams, sauces, soups, pasta, namkeens and confectionery items will now be taxed at just 5%, down from 12–18%. Dry fruits such as almonds, cashews, pistachios, dates, figs and citrus fruits have also seen levies cut to 5%.
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The biggest relief may be felt in the personal care aisle. Hair oil, shampoos, toothpaste, soaps, shaving products, talcum powder, toothbrushes, candles and even safety matches will now attract only 5% GST, sharply down from 18%.
Stationery products have also been included in the reset, with notebooks, pencils, sharpeners, erasers and geometry boxes either exempt or moved to the 5% slab. Toys, sports goods, bamboo and cane furniture and household handicrafts are also set to get cheaper.
Together, the sweeping tax cuts mean that a large basket of everyday items- from food to toiletries- will cost less, marking one of the most consumer-friendly moves since GST’s introduction in 2017.
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