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32/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dt 13-10-2017

Amendment in exemption on supply of services
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Vide this notification the government has sought to amend notification no 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate),dt. 28-06-2017 this relates to exemption on supply of services.
Following services have been exempted:
Sl. No. Chapter, Section, Heading, Group or Service Code (Tariff) Description of Services
9C Chapter 99
 
Supply of service by a Government Entity to Central Government, State Government, Union territory, local authority or any person specified by Central Government, State Government, Union territory or local authority against consideration received from Central Government, State Government, Union territory or local authority, in the form of grants.
21A Heading 9965
or
Heading 9967
Services provided by a goods transport agency to an unregistered person, including an unregistered casual taxable person, other than the following recipients, namely: -
(a)   any factory registered under or governed by the Factories Act, 1948(63 of 1948); or
(b)  any Society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) or under any other law for the time being in force in any part of India; or
(c)    any Co-operative Society established by or under any law for the time being in force; or
(d)  anybody corporate established, by or under any law for the time being in force; or
(e)  any partnership firm whether registered or not under any law including association of persons;
(f)     any casual taxable person registered under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act or the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act or the State Goods and Services Tax Act or the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act.
 
23A Heading 9967
 
Service by way of access to a road or a bridge on payment of annuity
 
 
 Following changes have been made in specified serial numbers:
EARLIER NOW
Sl. No Chapter, Section, Heading, Group or Service Code (Tariff) DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
5
 
Chapter 99 Services by a governmental authority by way of any activity in relation to any function entrusted to a Panchayat under article 243G of the Constitution. Services by a Central Government, State Government, Union territory, local authority or Governmental Authority by way of any activity in relation to any function entrusted to a Panchayat under article 243G of the Constitution
41 Heading 9972 One time upfront amount (called as premium, salami, cost, price, development charges or by any other name) leviable in respect of the service, by way of granting long term (thirty years, or more) lease of industrial plots, provided by the State Government Industrial Development Corporations or Undertakings to industrial units. Upfront amount (called as premium, salami, cost, price, development charges or by any other name) payable in respect of service by way of granting of long term lease of thirty years, or more) of industrial plots or plots for development of infrastructure for financial business, provided by the State Government Industrial Development Corporations or Undertakings or by any other entity having 50 per cent. or more ownership of Central Government, State Government, Union territory to the industrial units or the developers in any industrial or financial business area.
 
Following changes have been made in specified paragraphs:
EARLIER NOW
Paragraph No. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
2 (zf) “governmental authority” has the same meaning as assigned to it in the Explanation to clause (16) of section 2 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017) (zf) “Governmental Authority” means an authority or a board or any other body, -
(i )set up by an Act of Parliament or a State Legislature; or
(ii )established by any Government,
with 90per cent. or more participation by way of equity or control, to carry out any function entrusted to a Municipality under article 243 W of the Constitution or to a Panchayat under article 243 G of the Constitution.
2 Newly inserted (zfa) “Government Entity” means an authority or a board or any other body including a society, trust, corporation,
(i) set up by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature; or
(ii) established by any Government,
with 90per cent. or more participation by way of equity or control, to carry out a function entrusted by the Central Government, State Government, Union Territory or a local authority.
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