India What are ‘sin goods’ and why do they now attract the highest GST rate? September 4, 2025 gopalkumarthakur@gmail.com India’s new GST framework introduces a 40% tax slab on “sin goods” and luxury items, consolidating the earlier 28% rate plus cess into a single levy effective September 22, 2025. Related posts: Parliament passes Bill to consolidate law relating to ports, facilitate ease of doing business Unjustified, says Russia on U.S. pressure on India for buying Russian crude oil B. Sudershan Reddy | Justice for all Two weeks on, Parliament yet to form Joint Committee on Bills to remove PM, CMs