India’s landmark GST cut slashed AC taxes from 28% to 18% in September 2025 — but four simultaneous forces (a copper price surge, a record-weak rupee, new BEE energy norms, and a Middle East LPG supply crisis) have wiped out every rupee of that consumer relief ahead of summer 2026.
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India’s AC season is colliding with a gas crisis no one saw coming. As LPG and PNG supply disruptions from the West Asia conflict send spot prices soaring 65–75%, AC makers like Amber and Blue Star face real production risks — while Voltas quietly sidesteps the chaos with one smart manufacturing choice. Here’s what the data says.
As BEE 2026 norms reshape the cooling market, consumers face higher costs just months after a GST windfall