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0% GST on Health and Life Insurance

In a landmark decision, the GST Council has announced a new two-slab GST structure and removed health and life insurance premiums from the tax net. The reform, hailed as “Next-Generation GST,” was approved during the Council’s meeting chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. From September 22, 2025, only two GST slabs — 5% and 18% […]

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0% GST Slab in India: Complete Guide to Nil-Rated Goods and Services

Introduced on July 1, 2017, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) transformed India’s indirect tax framework by merging multiple state and central levies into a single, unified system. As a destination-based tax, GST is collected where goods or services are consumed, not where they originate. One defining feature of GST is its tiered tax structure,