GST Rate Rationalisation Proposal

Posted on August 19th, 2025 in Exam Details (QP Included)

GST Rate Rationalisation Proposal

• The indirect tax regime in India has faced issues like rate multiplicity, compliance and classification issues, and inverted duty structure.

• Despite the GST Council’s efforts to ease taxpayer burden, rate rationalisation has been slow.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced next-generation GST reforms by Diwali this year.

• The proposal involves replacing the current system of multiple slabs with a two-slab structure of 5% and 18%, and a 40% rate for a few items.

• This would shift almost all items under the current 12% slab to 5% and move 90% of items taxed at 28% to the 18% slab.

• The GST rate fell from 14.4% in 2017 to 11.6% by September 2019, lower than the 15.3% recommended by the Subramanian Committee.

• The proposal may face resistance from states due to potential revenue loss.

• Consensus building in the GST Council is needed to consider the revenue implications of such a move.

GST Reform Proposal is important topic for Civil service exam (WBCS).

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