"Council Tax"

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14 October 2025

The Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission, is located in the European Quarter in Brussels, Belgium, on July 30, 2023.

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14 October 2025

The headquarters of the Directorate General of the European Commission is in Brussels, Belgium, on July 30, 2023.

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14 October 2025

The European Parliament headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on July 30, 2023, features the EU flag alongside the flags of its member states. The building is located in the European Quarter, the heart of EU governance.

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#12732661

8 September 2025

Air conditioner machines are seen at an electronics store in Kolkata, India, on September 8, 2025. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council approves a two-tier rate structure of 5% and 18%. Announcing the new GST reforms, union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, ''We have reduced the slabs. There shall be only two slabs, and we are also addressing the issues of compensation cess.'' The revised rates take effect from September 22, bringing relief across a wide range of goods. Under the GST rate cut, most consumer electronics--such as air conditioners and televisions--shift from the old 28% slab down to 18% GST.

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#12732673

8 September 2025

Refrigerators are seen at an electronics store in Kolkata, India, on September 8, 2025. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council approves a two-tier rate structure of 5% and 18%. Announcing the new GST reforms, union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, ''We have reduced the slabs. There shall be only two slabs, and we are also addressing the issues of compensation cess.'' The revised rates take effect from September 22, bringing relief across a wide range of goods. Under the GST rate cut, most consumer electronics--such as air conditioners and televisions--shift from the old 28% slab down to 18% GST.

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#12732675

8 September 2025

Smartphones are seen at an electronics store in Kolkata, India, on September 8, 2025. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council approves a two-tier rate structure of 5% and 18%. Announcing the new GST reforms, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, ''We reduce the slabs. There shall be only two slabs, and we are also addressing the issues of compensation cess.'' The revised rates take effect from September 22, bringing relief across a wide range of goods. Under the GST rate cut, most consumer electronics--such as air conditioners and televisions--shift from the old 28% slab down to 18% GST.

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#12732681

8 September 2025

Smart TVs are seen at an electronics store in Kolkata, India, on September 8, 2025. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council approves a two-tier rate structure of 5% and 18%. Announcing the new GST reforms, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, ''We have reduced the slabs. There shall be only two slabs, and we are also addressing the issues of compensation cess.'' The revised rates take effect from September 22, bringing relief across a wide range of goods. Under the GST rate cut, most consumer electronics--such as air conditioners and televisions--shift from the old 28% slab down to 18% GST.

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#12713830

4 September 2025

An Indian woman shopkeeper arranges goods for sale displayed at a shop in Siliguri, India, on September 4, 2025. The Indian GST Council, chaired by India's Finance Minister, reduces the slab in the Goods and Services Tax structure.

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#12713831

4 September 2025

Indian people select goods to buy displayed at a departmental shop in Siliguri, India, on September 4, 2025. The Indian GST Council, chaired by India's Finance Minister, reduces the slab in the Goods and Services Tax structure.

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#12713832

4 September 2025

Indian people select goods to buy displayed at a departmental shop in Siliguri, India, on September 4, 2025. The Indian GST Council, chaired by India's Finance Minister, reduces the slab in the Goods and Services Tax structure.

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#12713833

4 September 2025

Indian people select goods to buy displayed at a departmental shop in Siliguri, India, on September 4, 2025. The Indian GST Council, chaired by India's Finance Minister, reduces the slab in the Goods and Services Tax structure.

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#12713834

4 September 2025

Indian people select goods to buy displayed at a departmental shop in Siliguri, India, on September 4, 2025. The Indian GST Council, chaired by India's Finance Minister, reduces the slab in the Goods and Services Tax structure.

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#12691291

29 August 2025

A crowd stages a protest in front of the West Java Regional Representative Council Building in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on August 29, 2025. The protest is carried out by students, online motorcycle taxi drivers, and members of the public demanding justice for an online motorcycle taxi driver who dies after being hit by an armored vehicle belonging to the Mobile Brigade Corps on August 28, and calling for the cancellation of housing allowances for members of parliament.

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#12691305

29 August 2025

A crowd stages a protest in front of the West Java Regional Representative Council Building in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on August 29, 2025. The protest is carried out by students, online motorcycle taxi drivers, and members of the public demanding justice for an online motorcycle taxi driver who dies after being hit by an armored vehicle belonging to the Mobile Brigade Corps on August 28, and calling for the cancellation of housing allowances for members of parliament.

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#12691306

29 August 2025

A crowd stages a protest in front of the West Java Regional Representative Council Building in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on August 29, 2025. The protest is carried out by students, online motorcycle taxi drivers, and members of the public demanding justice for an online motorcycle taxi driver who dies after being hit by an armored vehicle belonging to the Mobile Brigade Corps on August 28, and calling for the cancellation of housing allowances for members of parliament.

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#12691307

29 August 2025

A crowd stages a protest in front of the West Java Regional Representative Council Building in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on August 29, 2025. The protest is carried out by students, online motorcycle taxi drivers, and members of the public demanding justice for an online motorcycle taxi driver who dies after being hit by an armored vehicle belonging to the Mobile Brigade Corps on August 28, and calling for the cancellation of housing allowances for members of parliament.

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