From today, September 22, the revamped Goods and Services Tax system comes into effect. The reform slashes tax slabs, cuts rates on hundreds of essential and aspirational items, and exempts insurance policies, while keeping a steep 40% rate on luxury and ‘sin goods’. Here’s what gets cheaper.

From today, September 22, the revamped Goods and Services Tax system comes into effect.

GST 2.0 is here: Check what gets cheaper and costlier from today

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He migrated to Australia 27 years ago and had limited contact with his family in Hyderabad, the Telangana DGP office said in a statement.
The factors that led to radicalisation of Sajid Akram and his son Naveed Akram appear to have no connection with India or any local influence in Telangana, it said.
Sajid Akram completed his B.Com in Hyderabad and migrated to Australia in search of employment in November 1998, it said.

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In its pre-Budget recommendations to the government, NATHEALTH said it outlined a roadmap to strengthen healthcare delivery, foster innovation, and expand insurance and preventive coverage.
The recommendations call for a balanced mix of fiscal support, structural reforms, and public-private collaboration to build a robust, future-ready health system, it said in a statement.
In its recommendations, NATHEALTH asked the sector to be declared 'core infrastructure' and create a healthcare infrastructure fund of Rs 50,000 crore, saying currently there is limited access to long-term, lower-cost capital for hospitals and diagnostic networks.
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In its pre-Budget recommendations to the government, NATHEALTH said it outlined a roadmap to strengthen healthcare delivery, foster innovation, and expand insurance and preventive coverage

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GST 2.0 is here: Check what gets cheaper and costlier from today

From today, September 22, the revamped Goods and Services Tax system comes into effect. The reform slashes tax slabs, cuts rates on hundreds of essential and aspirational items, and exempts insurance policies, while keeping a steep 40% rate on luxury and ‘sin goods’. Here’s what gets cheaper.

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