Goa, Sept. 6 -- Goa's in dustry leaders have offered a mixed but largely positive response to the Union govern ment's sweeping Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms, with the hospitality sector hailing tax cuts on mid-range hotel rooms, even as concerns remain over operational clari ty and the loss of benefits un der the new regime. The revised GST framework, which takes effect on Septem ber 22, reduces the tax rate on hotel rooms priced up to Rs 7,500 per night from 12% to 5%, while tariffs above that level will continue to attract 18%.

For Goa's tour ism-driven economy, which relies heavily on budget and mid-market visitors, the low er rate is expected to provide much-needed relief. Jack Sukhija, President of the Travel and Tourism Asso...