Minister of State for finance, Anurag Thakur said the government has already come out with slew of measures to address challenges faced by the auto industry
Move will help sanction and process refunds faster; may boost exports
The government is examining a rate reduction for such vehicles by doing away with the cess, which will bring down the tax incidence from 43% to 28%
This was the second month in the current fiscal year that the collections could not hit the Rs 1-trillion mark, the first being June
Late last month, the GST Council had cut rates on EVs from 12% to 5%
The GST Council, chaired by the union finance minister, comprises finance ministers of all states
The recommendations of the officers committee is likely to be placed before the Council on July 25, officials said
It also slashed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on EV chargers from 18% to 5%
The Commission will not consider their memorandums
EVs, chargers to be taxed at 5%, against 12% and 18% at present
The GST Council has also approved exemption from GST on hiring of electric buses by local authorities
The meeting, which was to be held through a video conferencing, had a single agenda to boost production of electric vehicles
The two-year period for keeping petroleum products outside GST is almost over, said Assocham
The current mechanism of filing returns is being replaced by simplified forms that would come into operation in phases
Find a fix for anti-profiteering measures, filing glitches, advance ruling mechanism, say experts
GST Council has gone overboard on anti-profiteering
The state-run lotteries draw a 12 per cent and the state-authorised lotteries attract the peak rate of 28 per cent
May take up pending issues requiring immediate attention
Any company would now be eligible to use credit available against paid integrated GST (IGST) to set off tax liabilities of state GST (SGST) and central GST (CGST) in any proportion and in any order
There were differences between the members of the Council on real estate