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A much-awaited meeting regarding GST will be held today for the proposal of several issues concerning the significant tax rate fixation and assessee dual control matter. Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal stated into his statement that
What a great infusion of government and general public has been showcased in this recent time when there is a whirl of Goods and Service tax around the nation. The one tax rate concern is a very old issue, perhaps started in 1974 in the United States, when Arthur Laffer an American economist first jot down the one tax case what is known popularly as ‘laffer curve’.
Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that “GST Council will decide on this (taxation of petroleum products). On behalf of the industry, I would request the states to allow petroleum products to be brought under GST taxation.”
The GST council has been callings numerous meeting sessions from August starting from the day when parliament and both the house of states cleared the GST bill with the consent. In this same line-up, the GST council held a three-day session in Delhi for finalizing the GST rate.
Government’s recent proposal to consider petroleum products under GST is a welcome move towards the rationalization of GST regime. Products like kerosene, naphtha and LPG will be under GST regime while the other items like crude oil, natural gas, aviation fuel, diesel, and petrol are out of GST regime during the initial years.
The Indian government has been looking to implement a diverse range of GST rates and it has been cleared from the finance minister itself when he spoke about the polluting products and their chances to attract higher GST rates.
All under-construction properties will invite a GST of 5 per cent with no input tax credit. However, GST will not be applicable to ready-to-move-in properties.
Usually, the winter session of the parliament takes off in the third or fourth week of November, but this time, it has been scheduled on November 16 and the major discussion to take place will be GST. As we all are aware of the fact that the Govt. is very keen towards implementing the new tax reform by the proposed deadline i.e. April 2017. The center doesn’t want any stone left in the successful roll-out of the GST across the nation.
The central excise and customs department has declared a protest will be held stretching across the nation and a mass casual leave will be taken on ‘budget day’ to show off the discontentment regarding the issue of GST and its implementation.
