Question

rate of GST on essential commodities is

Answer 1

The GST council has fitted over 1300 goods and 500 services under four tax slabs of 5%, 12%, 18% and 28% under GST. This is aside the tax on gold that is kept at 3% and rough precious and semi-precious stones that are placed at a special rate of 0.25% under GST.

A total of 81% of all the goods and services fall below or in the 18% tax slab. This means 7 % of the items come under the exempted list, 14% of the items attract a 5% tax, 17% of the items attract a 12% tax, and 43% of the items attract an 18 % tax slab, while only 19% of the items fall under the highest slab of 28% in the new regime. 
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