Centre Defends GST Hike On Coal, Says It Cuts Power Generation Cost By 17–18 Paise/Unit

Parul Bose

2 Dec 2025 4:06 PM IST

  • Centre Defends GST Hike On Coal, Says It Cuts Power Generation Cost By 17–18 Paise/Unit

    The Centre in response to estimated impact of GST reforms on domestic coal producers and import substitution, has clarified that by increasing GST rate on coal from 5% to 18%, the inverted duty structure has been corrected.“GST has rationalized the tax burden across various coal grades, as the previous GST regime led to higher effective tax incidence on low grade coal and low...

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