The 45th GST Council Meeting was held on 17th September, 2021 under the charimanship of Honourable Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. The said Meeting took place at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The meeting was attended by MOS Shri Pankaj Chaudhri besides Finance Ministers of States & UTs and Senior officers from Union Government & States. Also, it is important to note here that this was the first in person meeting that happened in the last two years. Let us have a look at the outcome of the 45th GST Council Meeting Held on 17.09.2021.
E-Commerce Operators are being made liable to pay tax on the following services provided through them:
Goods / Items |
GST Rate |
Pure henna powder and paste (that have no additives) |
5% |
Brewers’ Spent Grain (BSG), Dried Distillers’ Grains with Soluble [DDGS] and other such residues, falling under HS code 2303 |
5% |
Laboratory reagents and other goods falling under heading 3822 |
12% |
Scented sweet supari and flavoured and coated Elaichi falling under heading 2106 |
18% |
Carbonated fruit beverages of fruit drinks and carbonated beverages with fruit juice |
28% and cess of 12% |
Tamarind seeds fall under heading 1209 |
Nil for seeds used for sowing, otherwise 5% |
External batteries sold along with UPS systems/inverter |
28%, other than lithium-ion batteries |
UPS/inverter |
18% |
Paper and paperboard containers, whether corrugated or non-corrugated |
18% |
Fresh/dried nuts |
5% / 12% |
Pharmaceutical goods falling under heading 3006 |
12% |
Services |
|
Coaching services to students provided by coaching institutions and NGOs under the central sector scheme of ‘Scholarships for students with Disabilities” |
Exempt |
Services by cloud kitchens/central kitchens are now covered under ‘restaurant service’ |
5% |
Ice cream by parlours |
18% |
Overloading charges at toll plazas |
Exempt |
Renting of vehicles by state transport undertakings and local authorities is now covered by the expression ‘giving on hire’ |
Exempt |
Grant of mineral exploration and mining rights |
18% |
Admission to amusement parks with rides, etc. |
18% |
Admission to facilities that have casinos |
28% |
Alcoholic liquor for human consumption is not food and food products’ for the entry prescribing the 5% GST rate on job work services in relation to food and food products. |
NA |
On the issue of compensation scenario, a presentation was made to the Council wherein it was brought out that the revenue collections from Compensation Cess in the period beyond June 2022 till April 2026 would be exhausted in repayment of borrowings and debt servicing made to bridge the gap in 2020-21 and 2021-22. In this context various options, as have been recommended by various committees/ forums were presented.
The Council deliberated at length on the issue. The Council decided to set up a GoM to examine the issue of correction of inverted duty structure for major sectors; rationalize the rates and review exemptions from the point of view of revenue augmentation, from GST. It was also decided to set up a GoM to discuss ways and means of using technology to further improve compliance including monitoring through improved e-way bill systems, e-invoices, FASTag data and strengthening the institutional mechanism for sharing of intelligence and coordinated enforcement actions by the Centre and the States.
I hope this article was helpful. Refer to the topics discussed in the 44th GST Council Meeting.
Source: pib.gov.in
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