Packaged and unpacked food items like rice, wheat will now attract five per cent GST
Hotel rooms that cost under Rs 1,000 per day, which are not taxed presently, will now be brought under the 12 per cent tax slab
Non-ICU hospital rooms under Rs 5,000 per day, that is currently exempted from GST tax, will now be charged with a five per cent tax
An 18 per cent tax will be levied on fee charged by banks upon the issuance of cheque books
Knives, blades, spoons, forks, ladles and the like have been placed under the 18 per cent tax slab, which has been increased from a previous 12 per cent
Hydrographic or similar charts of all kinds, including atlases, wall maps, topographical plans and globes, will attract 18 per cent GST
Postal services will also be taxed under the GST regime. However, postcards and inland letters, book posts, and envelopes weighing less than 10 gm won’t be taxed
The cost of LED lights and lamps, fixtures and their circuit boards will now attract 18 per cent GST, compared to the 12 per cent earlier
Machines for cleaning, sorting, or grading seeds and grain pulses and also air-based atta chakki, and wet grinders will now attract 18 per cent GST as opposed to the current 5 per cent
