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If you are thinking about buying a new car this festive season, this is a good opportunity for you. Because the new rates of Goods and Services Tax (GST) have come into effect from today. Under this, the tax on small cars has been reduced from 29% (28% GST + 1% cess) to 18%. In such a scenario, family cars like Maruti Swift, WagonR, Alto K10, Tata Tiago, Hyundai i10, Kia Seltos have become cheaper by 10-15%, i.e., from ₹70,000 to ₹4.49 lakh. So let’s find out through graphics how much each car has become cheaper.