<h1>GST Council raises 5% threshold for footwear and apparel from Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,500; 12% and 28% slabs removed</h1> On Sep. 3, 2025, the GST Council approved raising the 5% GST threshold for footwear and apparel from items priced up to Rs 1,000 to items priced up to Rs 2,500 per piece, thereby reducing the tax on affected goods that previously attracted 12% beyond the lower threshold. The Council also resolved to eliminate the 12% and 28% slabs and reallocate most products into 5% and 18% rates, effecting a broad tax-slab realignment for goods covered by those brackets.