GST Rate Cut Loading? Govt Weighs Relief On Pulses, Tea, Besan After Record Revenues
GST Rate Cut News: The government is considering a potential cut in GST rates on essential items such as pulses, puffed rice, tea, and besan
GST Rate Cut: The government is considering a potential cut in GST rates on essential items such as pulses, puffed rice, tea, and besan, according to official sources. Sources say a proposal is under discussion to reduce the 12% GST rate slab substantially.
This move is expected to lower prices of many daily-use products that are part of every household's monthly expenses, especially for middle-class and low-income families struggling with rising costs.
With GST collections at all-time highs, authorities believe there is fiscal space to offer relief to the common man, sources told News18.
The Goods and Services Tax collections grew 6.2 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1.85 lakh crore in June 2025 against Rs 1.73 lakh crore in June 2024. However, the GST collections dropped sequentially with the figures crossing the Rs 2.01 lakh crore-mark in May 2025.
India's gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection for May 2025 reached Rs 2.01 lakh crore, marking a 16.4 per cent increase from the Rs 1.72 lakh crore collected in May 2024, according to recent data released by the Ministry of Finance.
While the expected rate cut could exceed 8–9%, no final decision has been made yet.
Several Opposition-ruled states, along with some BJP-led ones, have submitted formal requests for a reduction in GST on key daily-use products. A final call is expected to be taken during the GST Council meeting in July.
The GST Council is chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and includes finance ministers from all states and Union Territories with legislatures. An official date has not yet been announced, but the meeting is expected later this month.
Media reports also suggest that the Council may discuss reducing GST on health insurance, which is currently taxed at 18%. The taxation of life insurance and health insurance premiums has been pending review and could be taken up during this meeting.
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July 02, 2025, 12:23 IST
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