GST Council Approves Two-Slab Structure: 5% and 18% Effective September 22, 2025

GST Council Approves Two-Slab GST Structure: 5% and 18% from September 22, 2025

The 56th GST Council meeting has cleared one of the most significant overhauls of India’s indirect tax system since GST’s launch in 2017. The Council has approved a two-slab structure—5% and 18%, replacing the earlier four-tiered system of 5%, 12%, 18%, and 28%. The changes will be implemented from September 22, 2025, just ahead of…