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India has set an ambitious target: doubling tourism's share of the GDP to 10% by 2030, up from about 5% in FY 2022–23. Achieving this will require not only physical infrastructure like airports and highways, but also policy reforms that redefine affordability, access and ease of travel. The recent simplification of the goods and services tax is one such reform, and its potential to unlock growth in tourism is significant.

Effective September 22, 2025, India's GST 2.0 regime moved to a streamlined three-slab structure of 5%, 18%, and a new 40% rate for select categories such as luxury and sin goods. While certain high-end products and services face higher rates under this new stru

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