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Govt rules out MDR burden on UPI users; GST Council may review 18% tax next month

Summary by Times of India
NEW DELHI: Govt on Thursday said the merchant discount rate (MDR) on UPI payments should be treated the same way as plastic payments, which are not passed

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Learn the truth about 18% GST on UPI. Will there be an additional charge for transactions of Rs 10,000? Understand the full math behind MDR, 0.4% fee, merchant payments above Rs 2,000, and the impact on P2P transactions in this report and video.

According to government sources, the Indian government has no intention of extending the October 15 deadline for setting MDR (Merchant Discount Rate) charges on UPI (Unified Payments Interface). This decision comes at a time when the use of digital payments is growing rapidly in India. As such, businesses and customers […]

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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
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