New GST Rates: These items will not become cheaper from September 22, but will become costlier; it will have a direct impact on your pocket..

New GST Rates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced major changes in GST on September 3. GST 2.0 will adopt a simple structure of two slabs. Under the New GST Rate, a high tax slab of 40% has been implemented on luxury and harmful goods. Many things are getting cheaper. But some items are also getting expensive. Today, we will tell you about those expensive items that are getting expensive from September 22.

India's GST system is going through a historic change. With the New GST Reforms, now all items will come in slabs of just 5%, 18% and 40%. The new GST rates are coming into effect from September 22. In these, most of the everyday items will become cheaper. Some products that people use regularly will see an increase in their prices.

New GST Rates: What is getting expensive from September 22?
The upper rate of 40% will apply to products that the government wants to discourage or are considered a luxury. Taxes on cola and other carbonated beverages will rise from 28% to 40%.

Sugary juices and energy drinks will also cost more, affecting lunch boxes and urban fitness routines. Pan masala and chewing tobacco have also been put in the same category, a clear sign of a shift towards healthier habits. Luxury motorcycles and expensive cars will also now be taxed at 40%, making things even tougher for ambitious buyers.

Items that will become expensive from 22 September

Serial No. Items Old GST Rates New GST Rates

1 Pan Masala 28% 40%
2 All flavoured or sweetened waters (including aerated) 28% 40%
3 Other non-alcoholic beverages 18% 40%
4 Plant-based milk beverages 18% 40%
5 Carbonated fruit beverages 28% 40%
6 Caffeinated beverages 28% 40%
7 Raw tobacco, tobacco residues (excluding leaves) 28% 40%
8 Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos, cigarettes 28% 40%
9 Other manufactured tobacco and substitutes 28% 40%
10 Tobacco/nicotine products (inhaled without combustion) 28% 40%
11 Coal, briquettes, solid fuels made from coal 5% 18%
12 Lignite (excluding jet) 5% 18%
13 Peat (including peat litter) 5% 18
14 Menthol derivatives (DTMO, DMO, peppermint oil, spearmint oil, etc.) 12% 18%
15 Biodiesel (excluding supplies for blending to OMCs) 12% 18%
16 Motorcycles (above 350cc) 28% 40%
17 SUVs and luxury cars 28% 40%
18 Revolvers and pistols 28% 40%
19 Aircraft (private jets, business aircraft, helicopters) 28% 40%
20 Yachts and recreational vessels 28% 40%

The new rates of GST are coming into effect from September 22.
All the items given above in the table will become expensive from September 22. The government will levy a high tax on these items. Most of these items are such that promote luxury.

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