https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=69101 CPI 2024 revises the base year to 2024, adopts COICOP 2018 subclass classification, and updates weights from HCES 2023-24. The basket expands to 358 weighted items and market coverage increases, including 12 online marketplaces. Methodological reforms add administrative and e commerce data, technology assisted price collection, a house rent index, and granular dissemination. Airfares and streaming subscription prices are included (airfare collection at 21 day domestic and 60 day international advance purchase windows). Employer provided accommodation and free social transfers are excluded; electricity is captured in four slabs. en-us Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:46:03 +0530 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:46:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=69101 CPI 2024 revises the base year to 2024, adopts COICOP 2018 subclass classification, and updates weights from HCES 2023-24. The basket expands to 358 weighted items and market coverage increases, including 12 online marketplaces. Methodological reforms add administrative and e commerce data, technology assisted price collection, a house rent index, and granular dissemination. Airfares and streaming subscription prices are included (airfare collection at 21 day domestic and 60 day international advance purchase windows). Employer provided accommodation and free social transfers are excluded; electricity is captured in four slabs. News - Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:46:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=69101