stdClass Object ( [id] => 17042 [paper_index] => 202507-04-022953 [title] => IMPACT OF GST ON MIDDLE-CLASS HOUSEHOLDS IN KARNATAKA: A CASE STUDY OF KALABURAGI TALUKA [description] => [author] => Jatteppa Mallappa [googlescholar] => [doi] => https://doi.org/10.36713/epra22953 [year] => 2025 [month] => July [volume] => 13 [issue] => 7 [file] => fm/jpanel/upload/2025/July/202507-04-022953.pdf [abstract] => The implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India marked a sizable reform withinside the country`s oblique taxation system, aiming to streamline tax series and enhance compliance. However, its implications have numerous throughout distinct socio-monetary organizations. This examine examines the effect of GST on middle-magnificence families in Kalaburagi Taluka, Karnataka, specializing in modifications in intake patterns, month-to-month expenditure, and perceptions of tax burden post-GST implementation. Using a mixed-technique approach, information changed into amassed via established questionnaires and interviews from a consultant pattern of middle-profits families. The findings imply a major growth in family spending on important items and services, mainly in sectors wherein GST fees are higher, inclusive of utilities, education, and healthcare. While a few respondents stated stepped forward transparency in pricing, a majority expressed worries over decreased financial savings and accelerated fee of living. The examine highlights the want for centered coverage interventions to mitigate the economic stress on middle-profits organizations and indicates a re-assessment of GST fees on important commodities. This case examine gives treasured insights for policymakers and tax government to make certain extra fairness in tax implementation and its monetary outcomes. [keywords] => Tax, GST, Spending Pattern, Savings, Burden, Inexpensive alternatives and Slabs [doj] => 2025-07-21 [hit] => [status] => [award_status] => P [orderr] => 9 [journal_id] => 4 [googlesearch_link] => [edit_on] => [is_status] => 1 [journalname] => EPRA International Journal of Economic and Business Review(JEBR) [short_code] => IJES [eissn] => 2347-9671 (O), 2349-0187(P) [pissn] => [home_page_wrapper] => images/products_image/12.JEBR.png ) Error fetching PDF file.