GST Council to Discuss Moving Food, Textile Products to 5% Tax Bracket in September Meeting

• GST Council to discuss moving all food and textile products to 5 percent slab
• Proposal includes reducing GST on cement from 28 percent to 18 percent
• Government aims to simplify tax regime and address classification issues
• Evaluating GST rates on common services for possible reduction to 5 percent
• Small salons exempt from 18 percent GST, mid
• and higher-end salons not
• GST for term assurance and health insurance policies to be zero
• Small cars to face 18 percent GST, larger cars 40 percent
• GST Council meeting on September 3 and 4, 2025, in New Delhi
• Officers’ Meeting scheduled for September 2, 2025
• Government aims to implement GST cuts before Dusshera-Diwali season
• Group of Ministers proposed dual GST rate structure of 5 percent and 18 percent

Source: a2ztaxcorp.net

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