TOWARDS LESSER GST RATE SLABS
By: – Dr. Sanjiv Agarwal
Goods and Services Tax – GST
Dated:- 16-8-2018<\/p>\n
Time and again, there is a demand being raised by GST stakeholders from various quarters on the number of GST rate slabs in India. Under a now 14 months old GST regime in India w.e.f. 1st July, 2017, Goods and Services Tax (GST) is levied and collected under four broad tax rates, viz, 5%, 12%, 18% and 28%. However, there is a upper ceiling of 40% GST rate under the law upto which GST would be levied.
\nPresently only a handful of nations have 3 or more rates. There are only 5 countries where four or more tax rates are in force. About 50 countries have just one tax rate while about 30 countries have two tax rates.
\nApart from these specific tax rates in India, we have zero rated supplies, exempt supplies and supplies with nil rate of GST. In certain cases, there are special rates as in case of textiles, footwear, jewellery etc. To top up the revenue and balance the tax r<\/p>\n
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\nWhile India is projected to have annual growth rate of 7-8 percent in next few years which is considered to be a fastest in last few years, rationalization of GST rates could benefit industry as well as tax administration, besides reducing possible litigation on rates and classification disputes. The IMF report has fore cast the GDP growth. @ 7.3 percent for financial year 2018-19 and @ 7.5% for financial year 2019-20 taking into account investment and strong private consumption. It states that India is recovering from the after effects of demonetization in November, 2016 and implementation issues in GST. India is also benefiting from good macro and stable economic policies backed by other socio economic reforms in recent past.
\nInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently in its annual report expressed that India is on a track to be one of the fastest growing economy in the world and that further rationalization of GST inter alia, would give maximum benefits incl<\/p>\n
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\nThough GST Council, the apex decision making body for GST is seized of the matter and is authorised to make recommendations in this behalf, following form of rationalization may be looked at:
\nPresent Rate
\nProposed Rate
\nZero \/ Nil
\nZero \/ Nil
\n5%
\n6%
\n12%
\n15%
\n18%
\n28%
\n25%
\nThis may later be further rationalized with zero percent and 25% percent still being on the board. As the countrymen become used to GST, revenues build up, compliances increase and people respecting reasonable profiteering with seamless input tax credit mechanism, India should look at a median rate of 10 to 12 percent by conve<\/p>\n
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