03/09/2025
📢 BIG GST UPDATE
🛑 GST Council has approved a 2-slab structure:
✅ 5% (essentials)
✅ 18% (standard goods)
❌ 12% & 28% rates removed
👕👟 Apparel & Footwear up to ₹2,500 → 5% GST
🧴🪥 Shampoo, toothpaste, talcum powder → 5% GST (down from 18%)
📺❄️ Electronics (TVs, ACs, etc.) → 18% GST (down from 28%)
🚬🚘 Luxury/Sin goods → 40% GST
⚠️ Govt may face $16–21 bn revenue loss
🏛️ Opposition-ruled states demand compensation
🔄 Also approved:
⚡ Faster refunds
🏢 MSME-friendly registration
📝 Automated return filing