GST on license fee charged by the States for grant of Liquor licences to vendors.

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..... fee charged by the States for grant of Liquor licences to vendors-reg. Services proved by the Government to business entities including by way of grant of privileges, licences, mining rights, natural resources such as spectrum etc. against payment of consideration in the form of fee, royalty etc. are taxable under GST. Same was the position under Service Tax regime also with effect from .....

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..... ral Government decided to exempt service provided or agreed to be provided by way of grant of liquor licence by the State Government, against consideration in the form of licence fee or application fee, by whatever name called, during the period from 01.04.2016 to 30.06.2017. Clause No. 117 of Finance (No. 2) Act, 2019 may be referred in this regard. 4. GST Council in its 37th meeting he .....

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..... no applicability or precedence value in relation to grant of other licenses and privileges for a fee in other situations, where GST is payable. 6. Difficulty, if any, in implementation of this Circular may please be brought to the notice of the Chief Commissioner of State tax. 7. This circular shall be deemed to have been issued on the 11 th October, 2019. (Milind T .....

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