Bonanza for common man: 6 items moved out from 28 per cent GST tax slab

After the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meet on Saturday, government said that six items have been removed from the 28 per cent tax slab under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. The new tax rates will be effective starting January 1, 2019.

There were 34 items in the 28 per cent tax bracket which included luxury and 'sin goods' till now. However, the GST Council in its meeting on Saturday decided to take out 6 items from this list.

Only 28 items now remain in the 28 per cent GST tax bracket.