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The October 2025 edition of the GST Compendium presents a comprehensive overview of the latest indirect tax reforms, with a particular focus on the implementation of GST 2.0 following the 56th GST Council meeting. This structural overhaul introduces a streamlined three-rate framework, rationalised service classifications, and procedural enhancements aimed at improving compliance certainty and operational efficiency across sectors.

The October 2025 edition of the GST Compendium presents a comprehensive overview of the latest indirect tax reforms, with a particular focus on the implementation of GST 2.0 following the 56th GST Council meeting. This structural overhaul introduces a streamlined three-rate framework, rationalised service classifications, and procedural enhancements aimed at improving compliance certainty and operational efficiency across sectors.

GST overhaul cuts tax on medicines & devices, making healthcare affordable. Pharma and medtech must realign pricing, supply chains, and innovation to drive access and growth.

The September 2025 edition of our GST Compendium provides an in-depth analysis of these reforms, including structural corrections, updated rate frameworks, streamlined registration processes, provisional refund mechanisms, and dispute resolution measures.

The unanimous adoption of these reforms by the Centre and all states reflects a shared resolve to place citizens at the heart of policy and to align GST with India’s long-term developmental aspirations.

In the latest episode of Grant Thornton Bharat's PolicyCast, our Partner, Tax Planning & Optimisation, Krishan Arora, provides a comprehensive perspective on the merger of the 12% and 18% tax slabs. This pivotal change is a significant step toward a more streamlined and globally competitive tax structures.

Since its launch in 2017, GST has achieved much of its intended purpose—simplifying compliance, reducing the cascading effect of taxes, and creating a unified national market.

Shifting trade policies, evolving legal interpretations, and notable judicial rulings are redefining India’s indirect tax environment.

The July edition of the GST Compendium highlights developments shaping India’s indirect tax framework as the GST regime marks eight years of implementation.

India is no longer the economy it was in 2017. From rising to become one of the world’s top four economies to emerging as a hub for digital public infrastructure and start-up innovation, the last eight years have marked a transformational phase in India's growth story.

Eight years since its launch, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has proven itself to be one of the most transformative reforms in India’s fiscal history.

Eight years after the rollout of India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST), the country’s most ambitious tax reform continues to evolve. Introduced in July 2017 with the vision of “One Nation, One Tax,” the GST aimed to simplify and unify India’s indirect tax landscape.

The June 2025 edition of the GST Compendium presents a timely and comprehensive overview of key developments shaping indirect taxation in India and abroad.

The May edition of the GST Compendium highlights how recent global tariff adjustments and a landmark international agreement influence indirect taxation and trade strategy.

The April edition of the GST Compendium highlights significant policy shifts and judicial developments shaping India’s tax environment.