India

The power balance has shifted. Following yesterday’s GST Council Reshuffle 2026, new state voices are set to redefine India’s tax slabs and enforce stricter ‘Zero-Mismatch’ policies.

India’s 12% GST slab is gone. The new India GST Slab 2026 focuses on a 5%/18% split and real-time invoice matching via IMS to eliminate tax mismatches.

Working capital relief is here. The India Solar GST 2026 session today focused on reducing the 18% tax on solar controllers to match the 12% rate for finished systems.

The “Great Simplification” has hit a snag. Industry reports today show that GST 2.0 Reforms 2026 are punishing manufacturers with inverted duty structures and frozen liquidity.

The fiscal bar has been raised. The India GST Record 2026 reached ₹2.43 lakh crore this April, fueled by massive import growth and a crackdown on tax leakage across the country.

28 days into India’s tax revolution, the India-NZ FTA 2026 is leading the charge. Negotiators have pivotally added services and tech to the table to leverage the simplified 2025 tax rules.

The “PE ghost” has been busted. New India PE Remote Work 2026 rules from the CBDT clarify that senior engineers working from home don’t create a taxable nexus—as long as they aren’t signing the checks.

India natural gas GST proposal would pair lower GST with input tax credit, CNG excise removal, and LNG customs relief if the government adopts the panel’s recommendations.

India gold and silver import authorisation has been restored through March 2029, clearing the way for banks to resume bullion imports after a customs disruption.

Tax-free premiums are back. The CBDT’s new India Angel Tax guidelines provide a definitive list of exempt foreign jurisdictions to boost startup funding.