GST: Full list of what is cheaper, dearer

Starting today several items will be either cheaper or costlier.

GST was rolled out at a historic midnight session of Parliament. India's biggest tax reform kicks in today and is expected to be a game changer.

Starting today several items will be either cheaper or costlier. Here is the complete list of what will be cheaper and dearer.

Higher cost under GST:

• Paneer
• Cornflakes
• Coffee
• Masala powder
• Ghee
• Biscuits
• Chewing gum
• Ice-cream
• Tea
• Chocolates
• Spices
• Ayurvedic and other alternative medicines
• Gold
• Hotels with room tariffs above Rs 7,500
• Fine-dining restaurants
• Restaurants inside five-star hotels
• Movie tickets above Rs 100
• Concerts
• IPL games
• Clothes above Rs 1,000
• Shampoos
• Perfumes
• AC and first-class rail tickets
• Business-class
• Air-conditioner
• Fridge
• Washing machine
• Television
• Courier services
• Mobile phone charges
• Insurance premiums
• Banking charges
• Broadband services
• Credit card bill
• Two-wheelers with engine capacity of more than 350 cc
• Small and mid-size cars
• SUVs
• Fishing nets
• Smartphones
• Laptops
• Desktops
• Yoga mats
• Fitness equipment
• Aerated drinks
• Cigarettes
• Tobacco
• Alcoholic drinks
• Luxury goods

Lower cost under GST (eatables)

• Milk powder
• Curd
• Butter milk
• Unbranded natural honey
• Dairy spreads
• Toppings and spreads
• Instant food mixes
• Mineral water
• Ice
• Sugar
• Khandsari
• Biscuits
• Raisins and gum
• Baking powder
• Margarine
• Cashew nuts
• Cheese
• Spices
• Tea
• Wheat
• Rice
• Flour
• Spices
• Groundnut oil
• Palm oil
• Sunflower oil
• Coconut oil
• Mustard oil
• Sugar
• Jaggery
• Sugar confectionery
• Pasta
• Spaghetti
• Macaroni
• Noodles
• Fruit and vegetables
• Pickle
• Murabba
• Chutney
• Sweetmeats
• Ketchup
• Sauces

Daily use items, cheaper under GST:

• Bathing soap
• Hair oil
• Detergent powder
• Soap
• Tissue papers
• Napkins
• Matchsticks
• Candles
• Coal
• Kerosene
• LPG domestic
• Spoons
• Forks
• Ladles
• Skimmers
• Cake servers
• Fish knives
• Tongs
• Agarbatti
• Toothpaste
• Tooth powder
• Hair oil
• Kajal
• LPG stove
• Plastic tarpaulin

Cheaper (Stationery)

• Notebooks
• Pens
• All types of paper
• Graph paper
• School bag
• Exercise books
• Picture, drawing and colouring books
• Parchment paper
• Carbon paper
• Printers

Cheaper (Healthcare)

• Insulin
• X-ray films for medical use
• Diagnostic kits
• Glasses for corrective spectacles
• Medicines for diabetes, cancer

Apparels- Cheaper

• Silk
• Woollen fabrics
• Khadi yarn
• Gandhi cap
• Footwear below Rs 500
• Apparel up to Rs 1,000

Other items which are cheaper:

• Diesel engines of power not exceeding 15HP
• Tractor rear tyres and tubes
• Weighing machinery
• Static converters (UPS)
• Electric transformers
• Winding wires
• Helmet
• Crackers and explosives
• Lubricants
• Bikes
• Movie tickets less than Rs 100
• Kites
• Luxury cars
• Motorcycles
• Scooters
• Economy-class air tickets
• Hotels with tariff below Rs 7,500
• Cement
• Fly ash bricks and blocks

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