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The announced GST rates have certainly created a buzz over the market both domestic as well as internationally. The Council has decided for a multi-tiered structure of 0%, 5%, 12%, 18% and 28%. The fluctuations of tax rates are highly in flow throughout the nation.
Nischal Maheshwari, Head Edelweiss Securities in his interview with a prominent news provider discussed some basic facts and issues regarding GST and its impact on various items as stated by him that consumer goods and white goods are no luxury goods anymore.
The tourism industry is going in a miserable position as many of the expectations are sticking towards the upcoming GST. As speculated the GST council fixed tax rate over the hotel and tourism industry close to 28% along with full input tax credit return which is considered very high in terms of the highly volatile market.
GST impact on electronics industry is slightly negative as there are many products which are liable to be under lesser tax slab but still reeling under heavy tax pressure.
Education is one of the major sectors of any economy. The education of country’s youth will decide how the economy of that country will flourish. Education promotes understanding, vision, creativity and productivity of people which helps in the advancement of a country. In India, Education is provided with both by the public as well as private sector.
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.
Assam being the first state to take a step towards implementing GST as the registration process initiated which will be taking down the details of all the taxpayers and making them enlisted into the taxation list.
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.
The retail stores owned by the Tata group under the brand name of Croma, are yet to expand further with around 50 more stores in coming five years which will be taking the Infiniti Retail store chain to a number of 140.
