{"id":300686,"date":"2018-07-21T21:01:23","date_gmt":"2018-07-21T21:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=300686"},"modified":"2018-07-21T21:02:04","modified_gmt":"2018-07-21T21:02:04","slug":"gst-council-reduce-rates-of-more-than-80-goods-and-services-exempt-sanitary-napkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/gst-council-reduce-rates-of-more-than-80-goods-and-services-exempt-sanitary-napkins\/","title":{"rendered":"GST council reduce rates of more than 80 goods and services, exempt sanitary napkins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-300687 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/pgoyal-300x245.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/07\/pgoyal-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/07\/pgoyal-768x628.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/07\/pgoyal-696x570.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/07\/pgoyal-513x420.jpg 513w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/07\/pgoyal.jpg 842w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Providing huge relief to the middle class consumers, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council under the Chairmanship of Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, reduced the rates of more than 80 goods and services\u00a0on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The 28<sup>th<\/sup> meeting of the GST council comprising of Centre and States was held on Saturday at Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Among the various goods where the relief has been provided, the council has exempted sanitary napkins from GST.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The GST on Refrigerators, freezers, Washing machines, Paints has also been reduced from 28% to 18%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in a tweet said, \u201cGST Council today approved reduction in rates of 88 goods and services. Money in the hands of all sections of society &#8211; the poor, households, women, farmers and senior citizens. #GoodandSimpleGST.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-300688 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gst-300x137.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/07\/gst-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/07\/gst-768x350.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/07\/gst-696x317.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/07\/gst.jpg 903w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The GST Council in its 28<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0meeting took following decisions on GST Rate on Goods:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>GST: NIL<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Sanitary Napkins<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Stone\/Marble\/Wood Deities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Rakhi [other than that of precious or semi-precious material of chapter 71]<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Coir pith compost<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Sal Leaves siali leaves and their products and Sabai Rope<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">PhoolBhariJhadoo [Raw material for Jhadoo]<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Khali dona<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>GST Reduced from 12% to 5%:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Chenille fabrics and other fabrics under heading 5801<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Handloom dari<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Phosphoric acid (fertilizer grade only).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Knitted cap\/topi having retail sale value not exceeding Rs 1000<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Handmade carpets and other handmade textile floor coverings (including namda\/gabba)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Handmade lace<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Hand-woven tapestries<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Hand-made braids and ornamental trimming in the piece<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Toran<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>GST Reduced from 18% to 12%:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Bamboo flooring<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Brass Kerosene Pressure Stove.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Hand Operated Rubber Roller<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Zip and Slide Fasteners<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Handbags including pouches and purses; jewellery box<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Wooden frames for painting, photographs, mirrors etc<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Art ware of cork [including articles of sholapith]<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Stone art ware, stone inlay work<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Ornamental framed mirrors<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Glass statues [other than those of crystal]<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Glass art ware [ incl. pots, jars, votive, cask, cake cover, tulip bottle, vase ]<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Art ware of iron<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Art ware of brass, copper\/ copper alloys, electro plated with nickel\/silver<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Aluminium art ware<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Handcrafted\u00a0 lamps (including panchloga lamp)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Worked vegetable or mineral carving, articles thereof, articles of wax, of stearin, of natural gums or natural resins or of modelling pastes etc, (including articles of lac, shellac)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Ganjifa card<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>GST Reduced from 18% to 5%:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Ethanol for sale to Oil Marketing Companies for blending with fuel<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Solid bio fuel pellets<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>GST Reduced from 28% to 18%<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Glaziers\u2019 putty, grafting putty, resin cements<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment including water cooler, milk coolers, refrigerating equipment for leather industry, ice cream freezer etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Washing machines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Lithium-ion batteries<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Vacuum cleaners<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Domestic electrical appliances such as food grinders and mixers &amp; food or vegetable juice extractor, shaver, hair clippers etc<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Storage water heaters and immersion heaters, hair dryers,\u00a0 hand dryers, electric smoothing irons etc<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Televisions upto the size of 68 cm<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Special purpose motor vehicles. e.g., crane lorries, fire fighting vehicle, concrete mixer lorries, spraying lorries<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Works trucks [self-propelled, not fitted with lifting or handling equipment] of the type used in factories, warehouses, dock areas or airports for short transport of goods.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Trailers and semi-trailers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Miscellaneous articles such as scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>GST Reduced from 28% to 12%<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Fuel Cell Vehicle. Further, Compensation cess shall also be exempted on fuel cell vehicle.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">In case of footwear, 5% GST is being extended to footwear having a retail sale price up to Rs. 1000 per pair, while footwear having a retail sale price exceeding Rs. 1000 per pair will continue to attract 18%.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Providing huge relief to the middle class consumers, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council under the Chairmanship of Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, reduced the rates of more than 80 goods and services\u00a0on Saturday. The 28th meeting of the GST council comprising of Centre and States was held on Saturday at Delhi. 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