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'Our pleas fell on deaf years': Congress 'welcomes' GST rate cuts; but calls decision '8 years too late'

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Congress has criticized the Centre's recent GST cuts as belated, arguing the original tax design was flawed. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the rate reductions, effective September 22, shifting many items to the 5% and 18% slabs, with some items now at 0% and others at a 40% 'sin tax' rate.
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