Exemption to services provided by any advertising agency or courier agency to specified Diplomatic Missions - 044/98 - Service Tax

This Notification has been rescinded by Notification No. 35/2007 dated 23/5/2007 Exemption to services provided by any advertising agency or courier agency to specified Diplomatic Missions [Notification No. 44/98-S.T., dated 22-1-1998 ] [As amended by notifications No.47/98- S.T, dated 1-4-1998 and No.6/2002-S.T,dated 8-5-2002 ] In exercise of the powers conferred by section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the taxable services provided by any advertising agency or courier agency to the Diplomatic Missions specified in column (2) of the Schedule hereto annexed from the whole of service tax leviable thereon under section 66 of the said Act. SCHEDULE S. No. Name of the Diplomatic Missions S. No. Name of the Diplomatic Missions (1) (2) (1) (2) 1. Algeria 2. Argentina 3. Australia 4. Austria 5. Bahrain 6. Belarus 7. Belgium 8. Bhutan 9. Botswana 10. Cambodia 11. Canada 12. Cyprus 13. Colombia 14. Croatia 15. Cuba 16. Czech Republic 17. China 18. Greece 19. Hungary 20. Iraq 21. Israel 22. Iran 23. Japan 24. Kenya 25. Korea (DPR) 26. Kuwait 27. Kyrghstan 28. Kazakhstan 29. Lads 30. Morocco 31. Mozamibique 32. Mangolia 33. Nepal 34. Netherlands 35. Namibia 36. Mexico 37. Oman 38. Philippines 39. Poland 40. Panama 41. Qatar 42. Singapore 43. Spain 44. Sri Lanka 45. Senegal 46. Switzerland 47. Syria 48. Slovak Republic 49. Tunisia 50. Turkmienistan 51. Uganda 52. Ukraine 53. Uzebkistan 54. Venezuela 55. Zambia 56. Maldives 57 1 Bulgeria 58 1 Lebanon 59 1 Palestine 60 1 Saudi Arabia 61 1 United States of America 62 1 Holy See 63 1 Sahwari Arab Democratic Republic 64 1 Brunei 65 1 Finland 66 2 Armenia *********************** Note : 1. Has been inserted vide Notification No. 47/98 ST dated 1/4/1998 2. Has been inserted vide Notification No. 6/2002 dated 8/5/2002