Goods and Services Tax – GST – Dated:- 21-7-2018 – The GST Council in its 28th meeting held here today under the Chairmanship of Shri Piyush Goyal , Union Minister for Railways , Coal , Finance & Corporate Affairs took following decisions relating to exemptions / changes in GST rates / ITC eligibility criteria, rationalization of rates / exemptions and clarification on levy of GST on services. The decisions of the GST Council enclosed as annexure has been presented in simple language for ease of understanding which would be given effect to through Gazette notifications/ circulars which shall have force of law. It would be noted that multiple reliefs from GST taxation have been provided to following categories of services – (i) Agriculture, farming and food processing industry, (ii) Education, training and skill development, (iii) Pension, social security and old age support. Hotel industry has been given major relief by providing that the rate of tax on accommodation service shall
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ty distribution network upto the tube well of the farmer/ agriculturalist for agricultural use. 4. Exempt services provided by FSSAI to food business operators. Education/ Training/ Skill Development 5. Reduce rate of GST from 18% to 5% on supply only of e-books for which print version exist. Social Security/ Pension Security/ Senior Citizens 6. Exempt services provided by Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation to the PF subscribers from the applicability of GST on the lines of EPFO. 7. Exempt supply of services by an old age home run by State / Central Government or by a body registered under 12AA of Income Tax Act) to its residents (aged 60 years or more) against consideration upto Rupees Twenty Five Thousand per month per member provided consideration is inclusive of charges for boarding, lodging and maintenance. 8. Exempt GST on the administrative fee collected by National Pension System Trust. 9. Exempt services provided by an unincorporated body or a non-profit entity registered
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Missions/ UN & other International Organizations based on reciprocity. 14. Exempt services supplied by an establishment of a person in India to any establishment of that person outside India, which are treated as establishments of distinct persons in accordance with Explanation I in section 8 of the IGST Act provided the place of supply is outside the taxable territory of India in accordance with section 13 of IGST Act 15. Prescribe GST rate slabs on accommodation service based on transaction value instead of declared tariff which is likely to provide major relief to the hotel industry. 16. Prescribe GST rate of 12% with full ITC under forward charge for composite supply of multimodal transportation. 17. Rationalize the notification entry prescribing reduced GST rate on composite supply of works contract received by the Government or a local authority in the course of their sovereign functions. 18. Rationalize entry relating to composite supply of food and drinks in restaurant, me
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