{
  "id": 8015723,
  "title": "UPI MDR Charges To Attract 18% GST; Merchants Can Claim Input Tax Credit On Eligible Transactions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/upi-mdr-charges-to-attract-18-gst-merchants-can-claim-input-tax",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-17T10:38:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/upi-mdr-charges-to-attract-18-gst-merchants-can-claim-input-tax-credit-on-eligible-transactions"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) introduced on select UPI merchant transactions will be subject to 18% GST, a Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) official was cited as saying as per a report by NDTV Profit. The tax will be calculated only on the MDR amount and not on the overall value of the UPI payment. Under the new framework, person-to-merchant UPI payments above Rs 2,000 will…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}