16 September 2025
The Centre will issue a notification this week to retain the goods and services tax (GST) rates for brick and tobacco products at 12 percent and 28 percent, government sources said. Since the 12 percent slab is being done away with, a notification is required to preserve the existing levy on bricks. โThe notification will clarify that only bricks will continue to attract the 12 percent GST rate,โ a government source told.