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India's Goods and Services Tax (GST), introduced on July 1, 2017, was one of the most significant tax reforms in India's history. The GST replaced a complex web of over 17 different central and state indirect taxes (including VAT, service tax, central excise duty, entry tax, and others) with a unified, nationwide indirect tax system. The stated goal was to create "One Nation, One Tax" to simplify compliance and create a common market across India.

India's GST structure is unique and more complex than most VAT/GST systems globally because it operates on multiple rate slabs. There are five tax rates: 0%, 5%, 12%, 18%, and 28%. Essential goods and services like basic food items, medical necessities, and educational materials are at 0% or 5%. Standard consumer goods fall into the 12% or 18% slabs. Luxury goods, tobacco, automobiles, and certain "sin goods" fall into the 28% slab, and these may also attract an additional Compensation Cess on top of the 28%.

India's GST is administered jointly by the central government (Central GST / CGST) and the state governments (State GST / SGST), with Integrated GST (IGST) applying to interstate transactions. This dual structure means that for a transaction within a state, both CGST and SGST are charged at half the applicable GST rate each. For interstate transactions, IGST applies at the full rate.

The GST Network (GSTN) is the digital backbone of India's GST system, providing the technology platform for GST registration, return filing, payment, and refunds. India has invested heavily in digital infrastructure to reduce compliance costs and improve tax collection efficiency.

GST has significantly reduced the cascading effect of taxes (tax on tax) that existed under the previous regime, allowing businesses to claim input tax credits (ITC) on the GST paid on their purchases against the GST collected on their sales.