Prescribes an eligible registered person, whose aggregate turnover in the preceding financial year did not exceed seventy five lakh rupees, - S.O.026/P.A.5/2017/S.10/C.A.14/2017/S.21/2017. - Punjab SGST

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB DEPARTMENT OF EXCISE AND TAXATION (EXCISE AND TAXATION-II BRANCH) NOTIFICATION The 30th June, 2017 No.S.O.26/P.A.5/2017/S.10/ C.A.14/2017/S.21/2017.- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) of section 10 of the Punjab Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Punjab Act No. 5 of 2017) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby prescribes that an eligible registered person, whose aggregate turnover in the preceding financial year did not exceed seventy five lakh rupees, may opt to pay, in lieu of the tax payable by him, an amount calculated at the rate of, (i) one per cent. of the turnover in State in case of a manufacturer, (ii) two and a half per cent. of the turnover in State in case of persons engaged in making supplies referred to in clause (b) of paragraph 6 of Schedule II of the said Act , and (iii) half per cent. of the turnover in State in case of other suppliers: Provided that a registered person shall not be eligible to opt for composition levy under sub-section (1) of section 10 of the said Act , if such person is a manufacturer of the goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below and falling under the tariff item, sub-heading, heading or Chapter, as the case may be, as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table:- TABLE S.No Tariff item, sub heading, heading or Chapter Description (1) (2) (3) 1. 2105 00 00 Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa. 2. 2106 90 20 Pan Masala. 3. 24 All goods, i.e. Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes Explanation . (1) In this Table, tariff item , sub-heading , heading and chapter shall mean respectively a tariff item, sub-heading, heading and chapter as specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) . (2) The rules for the interpretation of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) , including the Section and Chapter Notes and the General Explanatory Notes of the First Schedule shall, so far as may be, apply to the interpretation of this notification. A. VENU PRASAD, Financial Commissioner Taxation and Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Excise and Taxation.