The overhaul of the Central Government’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) system has been received with optimism in Hyderabad, where residents and traders say that changes will reduce the domestic budget and simplify trade compliance.
Improvements have reduced taxes from soap to small cars on hundreds of consumer goods and streamlined the GST structure in two slabs of 5% and 18%, zero taxes on some objects and 40% are reserved for luxury and “sin” items.
Relief every day
For many Hyderabadis, cuts are already being translated into personal victory.
“This restructuring is a welcome and longer change from a long -term change from MOOSARABAGH researcher 27 -year -old Pavan Kumar.
“A plate of GST or Rasmalai on a packet of Elu Bhujia will now be 5% instead of 12%, which makes me very happy. Even for big purchases like ACS or small cars, strength improves. If I build a house, I can spend it to beautify it.”
40 -year -old Anita Rao, a school student from Marradepali resonated Bhavna. “I have been paying a health insurance premium for almost a decade, and each renewal sounds like a squeeze. Removing GST is a relief. It eventually recognizes that insurance is a need, not a luxury. This savings may not look too large on paper, but it makes the health service plan more cheap for families like me.”
Families who jugged Childcare also welcomed the move. 32 -year -old Nithin Raj, a marketing professional from RTC X Rhodes, said, “Diapers, baby lotions, even biscuits were consistently eating in my monthly budget.” “Every rupee matters when raising a child. It is necessary that for the first time in years I think the parents have been thought of.”
For small business owners, power translates into competition.
Farah Begum, a 29 -year -old Bowenpali’s 29 -year -old, said, “A person who runs a salon, I am constantly stocking personal care items such as shampoos, soaps and skincare.”
“With Lower GST, I can keep the services cheaper and be competitive in a market where customers are looking at every rupee,” he said.
But not everyone saw it as unqualified relief. Rajasekhar P., an IT employee of KPHB. Said, “Cutting GST on insurance and basic items uses every day, it should not have been taxed at first. With the recession and the US tariff effect is killing us, they are now cutting it to give some relief to small businesses and regular people.
Merchant vigilant
“हालांकि नई संरचना 22 सितंबर से लागू होती है, अपडेट किए गए एमआरपी टैग को हम तक पहुंचने में कम से कम 2-3 सप्ताह लगेंगे। तब तक, हम वर्तमान दरों पर बेचेंगे। मांग अचानक दोगुनी नहीं होगी – अगर कोई परिवार 20 किलोग्राम आटा खरीदता है, तो वे सिर्फ 40 किग्रा खरीदना शुरू नहीं करेंगे, क्योंकि यह सस्ता है,” श्रीनिवास ने कहा, जो रामन्थापुर में एक सामान्य स्टोर चलाता है।
Rekha, which manages a wholesale store nearby, stated that new consumer behavior can stress in supply chains.
“Wholesale vendors and retailers will have to increase production and transport, require fresh investment. Some items, such as aerated drinks at 40%tax, can see a decline in demand, but the necessary and utilities will definitely be raised.”
For now, Hyderabad appears to be largely positive, with both homes and shopkeepers reforms as a rare example where the tax policy touches everyday life. Nevertheless, as traders have warned, a lot depends on how soon the new prices reach the shelves and can business be suited to transfer demand.
Published – September 05, 2025 12:20 AM IST
