ELECTRICITY TAX CLAIMED BY STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, Other Topics

[Ramachandran Chandru]

Whether Industries covered under EOU scheme are eligible for exemption or refund of electricity tax claimed by state electricity boards for supplying electricity under commercial category. It is also to be ascertained whether electricity duty is different from tax. .

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[MARIAPPAN GOVINDARAJAN]

Electricity duty, in my view, is different from tax.

[YAGAY AND SUN]

Generally, States do offer certain incentive schemes to the Manufacturer/Traders for promoting investment in that particular State. These schemes are called Package Incentive Schemes and under these schemes State do exempt Electricity Duty on certain investment criterion and fulfillment of certain condition as imposed by State Industrial Promotion Councils.

Please check the status in your State Tamil Nadu.

[Ganeshan Kalyani]

Yes there are schemes like electricity duty refund under industrial promotion scheme in a state. I guess this concept would be done away under GST.