GST rate reductions
* Vegetables, (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen, branded and put in a unit container
* Vegetable provisionally preserved (for example by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption
Some of the items that have been reduced from 28 per cent to 18 per cent:
Pulleys, transmission shafts and cranks, gear boxes
Monitors and TVs of up to screen size of 32 inches.
Re-treaded or used pneumatic rubber tyres
Power banks of lithium ion batteries
Lithium ion batteries are already at 18 per cent
Video game consoles and other games and sports requisites.
Cinema tickets of up to Rs 100 have been brought down to 12% from 18%. Tickets above Rs 100 have been brought down to 18% from 28%.
There will be no premium tax on airline fares for religious purposes. Business class tickets will attract 12% GST, economy 5%.
Cement and auto parts still in 28% more