Goods and Services Tax – GST – Dated:- 1-8-2017 – New Delhi, Jul 31 (PTI) Sarees, whether designer or embroidered, will attract a five per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST), the tax department said today. Clearing the air over whether sarees will be treated as garments or fabric, the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) said sarees are treated as fabric and it remains so even after embroidery etc as no new item emerges having a distinct name, character and use. Therefore the sarees, whether, embroidered or not would be taxed at the same rate at which the fabric is taxed, the CBEC said in a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs). It said 5 per cent GST is levied on job processes relating to the textile yarn (other than man-made fibr
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