Despite lower GST rates on most food items and medicines, many consumers report only partial or no price relief, highlighting gaps in implementation and last-mile enforcement, a recent survey said
Classification of items for GST rates was done on the basis of harmonised system of nomenclature codes. The codes contain 21 sections. These are divided into 99 chapters, which have 1,244 headings
In the last five years, since its launch in July 2017, the GST journey has been difficult for both economic and political reasons. Read more on five years of GST in our top headlines