CBIC issued Notification no. 01/2026-Central Tax (Rate) dated 30.04.2026 that Seeks to amend Notification No 9/2025 – Central tax (Rate) to align them with changes made vide Finance Act, 2026
The Indian government is weighing a reduction in customs duties on essential induction cooktop components to support domestic manufacturing and counter price rises triggered by the West Asia crisis.
The Bombay High Court has granted an interim stay on a ₹57.29 crore GST demand plus penalty sought from Himesh Foods, the company that runs the Mad Over Donuts chain in India.
The Hon’ble Madras High Court in the case of MRF Ltd. v. Additional Director DGGI & Anr. held that where the Petitioner voluntarily disclosed short payment on Tyres Tubes and Flaps (TTF) supply treating it as composite supply at 28% rate vide communication dated January 7, 2019 and paid entire tax with interest on February 21, 2019 before DGGI investigation, no fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression exists..
CBIC issued Notification no. 18/2025-Central Tax (Rate) dated 31.12.2025 Seeking to amend Notification 09/2025- Central Tax (Rate), to prescribe GST rates on tobacco products.
Ministry of Heavy Industries issued Notice on 08.10.2025 to clarify on GST Concession on purchase of vehicles by persons with orthopaedic physical disability PwOPD.
In September, GST rates were reduced on many commodities. The anti-profiteering rule in Section 171 mandates that any reduction in the rate of tax should be passed on to consumers by ‘commensurate reduction in prices’. But this is not always the case as, paradoxically, reduced tax does not necessarily result in reduced prices.
CGST rates on goods as on 22.09.2025 as per Notification No. 09/2025-Central Tax (Rate), dated 17th September, 2025.
Textile units that recycle PET and the manufacturers of polyester fibre will face inverted duty challenges with the revised GST rates as the entire textile industry is under 5% GST while the raw materials for the manmade fibre (MMF) sector – Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) and Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG) and PET scrap – are at 18%.
While GST 2.0 has made a large number daily essentials cheaper, wheat flour, the main ingredient used by households for making a variety of Indian breads at home continues to have 5% GST.
