GST rate hikes: Full list of goods and services that are expensive now

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• Jul 18, 2022 | Sourav Boruah

Digital Desk: Rates for a variety of
commodities were altered during the two-day 47th meeting of the GST council,
which was held last month in Chandigarh, in an effort to boost revenue. The
council, led by Nirmala Sitharaman, Nirmala Sitharaman, decided to introduce
packaged foods like milk, curd, and paneer as well as unpackaged ones like rice
and wheat when they are packed, as well as bank fees for issuing checks under
the 5% slab and hotel rates of Rs 1,000 or less per day for stays under the 12%
bracket. Here is a list of goods that will increase in price as of today, July
18.

Here
are the list of items that will see a change in rates

5
per cent

Packed foods — milk, curd and paneer

Unpacked foods — rice and wheat when packed and bank fee for issuing cheques

Dried leguminous vegetables

Makhana

Wheat or meslin flour

Jaggery

Puffed rice

Organic food

Manure and compost

Ostomy appliances and transport of goods and passengers by ropeways (Earlier 12
per cent)

Electric vehicles, whether or not fitted with a battery pack

12
per cent

Hotels charging Rs 1,000 or less per day for stay

Solar water heaters (Earlier 5 per cent)

Finished goods like leather products

Maps and charts, including atlases

Renting of truck, goods carriage where the cost of fuel is included (Earlier 18
per cent)

18
per cent

Printing

Writing and drawing ink

LED lamps

Drawing instruments

Tetra packets

Offerings such work contracts for crematoriums, effluent treatment facilities,
bridges, railroads, metro, and roads

Unpackaged, unlabelled, and
unbranded goods will continue to be exempt from the GST.