lucknow the gst goods and services tax would make gorging on junk food cheaper as pasta cake pastry and chocolates would cost less thereafter tax levied on chocolate would come down from 30 to 28 while there would be only 18 gst on pasta cake pastry and pizza which is less than the present rate cooked meat mineral water and nonalcoholic drinks would cost less tooup commercial taxes department has prepared a list of 65 items which will cost less in the state with gst coming into effect we will make consumers aware of items that would cost more after gst is implemented said commissioner commercial taxes up mukesh meshram motor vehicles and swanky bikes would cost less but acs and refrigerators would cost more after gst consumers may have to spend less to run the kitchen as sugar khandsari foodgrains jaggery vegetable oil domestic lpg biscuits raisins and gum confectionery items baking powder margarine matchsticks and candles along with readymade clothes would be cheaper as gst imposed would be less than the taxrate effective at present we are holding gst day in all districts 11am onwards on july 1 to create awareness and remove doubts among traders and consumers said the official people would be informed that for all items worth more than rs 200 they buy from outside up they should ask the seller for invoice and ensure it carries their address in that case the state gst would come to up and not to the state where the purchase has been made he said cost of bricks cement iron and steel marble granite paint and varnish electrical goods pipe and fittings and wooden articles would come down tooothpaste bathing soap hair oil detergent powder and soap and tissue papers and napkins would cost less too cheaper books pens all types of papers graph paper practice book parchment paper and carbon paper will cut down the family budget for childrens education to some extent other items that would get cheap are fuelwood charcoal petroleum coke iron and steel crackers and explosives tyre tube lubricants petroleum jelly and paraffin wax castor oil fish oil aroma oil mentha oil and crystals industrial chemical scented products bitumen and bitumen mixture chemical fertilizer wood pulp and wood packing cases