Hotel stays, staples, LED lights will cost more from today, EVs to get cheaper

NEW DELHI: Customers will have to pay more on certain products and services from today as a series of decisions by the GST Council takes effect. In June, the GST Councilhad imposed tax on a host of goods and services. Certain items are set to attract higher Goods and Services Tax (GST) while the tax outgo on certain things are set to come down.
Here is what will get more expensive:
Hotel stays: If the room rent is upto Rs 1,000 per day, there will now be a GST of 12% levied on it. Up until now, rooms priced at Rs 1000 or below were exempt from GST. This means that for all rooms priced upto Rs 7,500, there will be a common GST levy of 12% while for those rooms priced above Rs 7,500, the GST will be 18%.
Staples: Whole wheat flour (atta), curd, cottage cheese (paneer) as also packaged lassi and buttermilk will now attract a GST of 5%. Earlier they were exempt from GST.