TMI BlogMinutes of the 19th GST Council Meeting held on 17th July, 2017X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ementation Committee (GIC) had been authorised to take decisions on issues of urgent nature, as the present agenda item was very important, it was appropriate to place it before the Council by calling this urgent meeting of the Council. Discussion on Agenda Items: Agenda Item 1: Confirmation of the Minutes of the 18th GST Council Meeting held on 30 June 2017 4. The Hon'ble Chairperson observed that discussion on the draft Minutes of the 18th Meeting of the Council could be taken up either in this meeting or in the next meeting of the Council. He expressed his preference for taking up discussion on the Minutes in the next regular meeting of the Council as this would facilitate a more detailed discussion. The Hon'ble Ministers from Maharashtra, Karnataka and West Bengal supported this proposal. The Council agreed to take up discussion on the draft Minutes of the 18th Meeting of the Council in the next (i.e 20th). Meeting of the Council. ) 4.1. For Agenda Item 1, the Council agreed to take up discussion on the draft Minutes of the 18th Council meeting (held on 30 June, 2017) in its next regular meeting (i.e. the 20th Meeting of the Council). Agend ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... a, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal supported the proposal to increase the rate of compensation cess on cigarettes contained in the agenda note. The Hon'ble Chief Minister of Puducherry also supported the proposal and sought a clarification as to whether this increase in the rate would come into effect prospectively or retrospectively. The Hon'ble Chairperson clarified that it would come into effect prospectively with effect from 12.00 a.m. that night i.e. from 18 July, 2017. 5.2. The Hon'ble Minister from Jammu Kashmir supported the proposal. He further suggested to use this opportunity to rationalise the rate structure for cigarettes so as to have only two rates of tax for filter and non-filter cigarettes and to do away with the classification of rates based on the length of cigarettes. The Hon'ble Chairperson stated that this proposal could be considered at a later date but at this juncture, it would be advisable to retain the same description of cigarettes for the rate structure. 5.3. The Hon'ble Minister from Goa expressed his support for increasing the rate of compensation cess on cigarettes. He s ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ng 65 mm but not 70 mm 5% + ₹ 2126 per thousand 5% + ₹ 2747 per thousand 2402 20 50 Exceeding 70 mm but not 75 mm 5% + ₹ 2876 per thousand 5% + ₹ 3668 per thousand 2402 20 90 Others 5% + ₹ 4170 per thousand 36% + ₹ 4170 per thousand Other issues: 6. The Hon'ble Ministers requested the Hon'ble Chairperson to also give an opportunity to raise certain other important issues. The Hon'ble Chairperson agreed to the same. 6.1. The Hontble Minister from West Bengal stated that notification on cross- empowerment of officers for division of the tax payers between the Centre and the State tax administration had not been issued yet which was creating confusion amongst the tax payers as to which tax authority to go to. He suggested to address this issue immediately. He highlighted certain other issues like an applicant's reply with regard to queries on application for registration not being visible; online appeal mechanism relating to registration ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... The Hon 'ble Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat stated that there were many anomalies in the description and the tax rate of products and these needed to be addressed early. He stated that there were several other small issues which needed to be discussed and solution found at an early date. The Hon'ble Minister from Telangana stated that there was a confusion as to how to apply the tax on works contract where the work had commenced before the implementation of GST and this needed to be clarified early. The Hon'ble Minister from Uttarakhand stated that there was no clarification or notification regarding the 58% reimbursement for area-based exemption scheme and due to this, the industry was unable to determine its MRP and was facing difficulty in supplying the goods to the market. 6.5. Shri D. Sambasiva Rao, Special Chief Secretary, Andhra Pradesh, suggested to reduce the rate of tax on works contractors, tractors and renting of rooms by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD). He stated that what TTD did was not in the nature of business and that it should be exempt from GST. He added that they had sought some clarifications for ensuring uniform implementation of certai ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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