GST Rate Hike on Natural Gas Operations: 18% Rate Effective from Sept 22, 2025:

GST Rate Hike on Natural Gas Operations: 18% Rate Effective from Sept 22, 2025 The Department of Revenue (Ministry of Finance) has recently issued an official notification No. 11/2025- Central Tax (Rate), dated September 17, 2025, announcing that the Central Government has made some amendments in an earlier notification of Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 3/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated June 28, 2017.

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