Gold placed in 3% slab; all states except WB agree for July 1 rollout
Apparel up to Rs 1,000, biscuits and footwear will get cheaper, while gold will get slightly costlier from next month as the Centre and states, excepting West Bengal, resolve to roll out GST from July 1.
By : migrator
Update: 2017-06-03 19:02 GMT
New Delhi
The GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, on Saturday decided to tax packaged and branded food items at 5 per cent, tendu leaves at 18 per cent and bidi at the highest rate of 28 per cent. Unlike cigarettes, there will be no cess on bidi.
Jaitley said the GST Council will meet again on June 11 and review the rates based on industry representations in case the fitment committee finds that there is a substantial increase from the present burden.
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