Know which food items have been tax-free and which will be charged 5% tax:

News India Live, Digital Desk: New GST Rates Apply from Today: There is a relief news for the common man facing inflation. Today, i.e. from 22 September, new rates of GST have come into force, after which many important things used in your kitchen can be cheaper. The GST Council has excluded many food items from the scope of tax, that is, they will now be taxed zero (0).

This change will directly affect your pocket. So let’s know without delay that on which things you will not have to pay tax anymore and which things have come in 5% tax slab.

These 12 things will no longer take any GST (Zero Tax List):

The government has taxed many things to promote coarse grains and give relief to the common people. This list includes:

1. sorghum flour
2. millet flour
3. Ragi/Mandua flour
4. Bunny flour
5. Kuttu flour
6. Kodo and kutki flour
7. Sama flour
8. Rajgira/Ramdana flour
9. Barley flour
10. chickpea flour
11. Water chestnut flour
12. Ragi (puri)

This means that when you go to buy these things, you will not have to pay any GST on them, provided they are being sold in the open or in a brand packet.

These things will be charged 5% GST:

At the same time, on some other things, tax is rational and kept in a slab of 5%. This includes:

• Molasses: The GST rate on this has been reduced from 28% to 5%. This will reduce the cost of animal feed and some other industries.

This step of the government is not only beneficial for the common consumers, but it will also encourage farmers and coarse grain cultivation. So the next time you go to shop for grocery, then take care of this list.