印度削减建筑材料的GST, 以提升负担得起的住房和基础设施。 India cut GST on construction materials to boost affordable housing and infrastructure.

印度降低了水泥、粒子板和大理石等关键建筑材料的GST费率,降低了成本,并支持了PMAY-Urban和PMAY-Grameen等负担得起的住房举措。 India has reduced GST rates on key construction materials like cement, particle boards, and marble, lowering costs and supporting affordable housing initiatives such as PMAY-Urban and PMAY-Grameen. 改革的目的是提高住房的可负担性、刺激基础设施发展和创造就业机会,水泥税从28%降至18%,其他材料则大幅削减。 The changes aim to boost housing affordability, stimulate infrastructure development, and create jobs, with cement's tax dropping from 28% to 18% and other materials seeing significant reductions. 这些改革符合“人人享有住房”等国家目标,并支持绿色和由微小中型企业驱动的建筑,尽管在供应链适应和劳动力成本上升方面仍然存在挑战。 These reforms align with national goals like "Housing for All" and support green and MSME-driven construction, though challenges remain in supply chain adaptation and rising labor costs.