Union territory tax (Rate) Notification No. 12 of 2019 DT 31st July, 2019, GST

 

 

 which seeks to reduce the GST rate on Electric Vehicles, and charger or charging stations for Electric vehicles. 

The Extract of GST Notification No. 12/2019-Union territory tax (Rate) is Given below: 

  Notification No. 12/2019 – Union territory tax (Rate), GST

 

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i) OF THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY] 

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 

MINISTRY OF FINANCE 

(Department of Revenue) 

Notification No. 12/2019- Union Territory Tax (Rate) 

New Delhi, the 31^st July, 2019

 

G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (14 of 2017) read with sub-section (5) of section 15 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.1/2017-Union territory Tax (Rate), dated the 28^th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 710(E), dated the 28^th June, 2017, namely:-

 

In the said notification, -

 

(a)      in Schedule I - 2.5%, -

 

(i)        after serial number 234A and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be inserted, namely: -

 

“234 B                         8504 Charger or charging station for Electrically operated vehicles”; 

 

(ii)      after serial number 242 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely: -

 

“242A	87	Electrically operated vehicles, including two and three
		wheeled electric vehicles.
		Explanation .- For the purposes of this entry, “Electrically
		operated vehicles” means vehicles which are run solely on
		electrical energy derived from an external source or from
		one or more electrical batteries fitted to such road vehicles
		and shall include E- bicycles.”;