India, Sept. 17 -- The Narendra Modi government has made GST reforms official by issuing an official notification on new GST rates, effective 22 September 2025.

This notification supersedes Notification No. 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28 June 2017. Now, states will have to follow suit, as GST revenues are shared equally between the central government and the states.

"This strategic alignment is critical to ensure a smooth implementation and, crucially, to guarantee that the benefits of GST rationalisation are effectively passed on to the end consumer," Saurabh Agarwal, tax partner at EY India, told Hindustan Times over WhatsApp.

"It is now imperative for industries to align their ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems, pricing ...