#KharchaPani Show, Episode no. 1177 | 22 September 2025
In today’s show, we are discussing following news:
-Steep discounts, extra grammage, or other deals such as shopping vouchers — companies have tried to entice customers in several ways ahead of the rollout of GST 2.0 effective from midnight, that is, September 22. Food items that will see reduced prices include beverages containing milk, coffee, condensed milk, biscuits, butter, cereals, corn flakes, drinking water packed in 20-litre bottles, dry fruits, fruit pulp or fruit juice, ghee, ice cream, jam and fruit jellies, ketchup, namkeen, paneer, pastry, sausages and meat, and tender coconut water, among others. Other daily items such as after-shave lotion, face cream, face powder, hair oil, shampoos, shaving cream, talcum powder, toothbrush, and toilet soap bars could see reduction in prices. Food products like namkeen and bhujia to sweets, coffee, tea, butter, ghee, ice-cream, chocolates, etc are also getting cheaper.
-Products such as soaps, shampoos, bicycles, and packaged foods will now attract a 5 per cent GST rate, down from the earlier 12 or 18 per cent. Household appliances, including air-conditioners, televisions above 32 inches, and dishwashers, will see rates reduced from 28 per cent to 18 per cent. GST on cement has been cut to 18%, from 28%.
-Under the new regime, the hatchbacks will see a tax of 18 per cent, down from 28 per cent. Also, the compensation cess will not be there anymore, which means the total tax incidence on these cars will be significantly lower. Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 prices have been cut by up to ₹107,600, depending on the variants. Starting from September 22, the small hatchback will be sold at a starting price of ₹369,900 (ex-showroom).
-Maruti Suzuki WagonR will be available at a starting price of ₹498,900 (ex-showroom). The hatchback has received a price cut of up to ₹79,600. Tata Tiago has received a price cut of up to ₹75,000 under the revamped tax regime.
Tata Altroz has received a major price cut of ₹110,000 and will be available at a starting price of ₹630,390 (ex-showroom), from September 22. Hyundai Grand i10 Nios has seen a price cut of up to ₹73,800 under the GST 2.0 regime. With this, the hatchback will be available at a starting price of ₹547,278 (ex-showroom), effective from September 22.
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