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TMI Blog44th GST Council Meeting highlights dt. 12.06.2021X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 44th GST Council Meeting highlights dt. 12.06.2021 X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Anurag Thakur and finance ministers of states and Union territories (UTs) are also attending the virtual meeting, which is being held to finalise modalities to compensate states for their revenue shortfall of ₹ 2.35 lakh crore in the current financial year. Proposal at this meeting: To reduce the GST rates on the specified items being used in Covid-19 relief and management like hand saniti ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... sers, face masks, gloves, PPE Kits, temperature scanners and others and to take a decision on relief in respect of COVID-19 related individual items based on the report of Group of Ministers. Previous Meeting (43rd GST Council Meeting): It held on 29th day of May, 2021, where the GST Council referred the decision over the tax rates on COVID vaccines to a group of ministers (GoM) and took several ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... decision to help the industries affected by Covid-19. The Council had also decided in previous meeting to reduce the compliance burden of small taxpayers and medium-sized taxpayers and recommended an amnesty scheme for reducing late fee payable, to provide relief to small taxpayers. * 44th GST COUNCIL MEETING KEY HIGHLIGHTS * The tax rate on ventilators, medical grade oxygen, COVID-19 testin ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... g kits, oxygen concentrators and BiPAP machine have been brought down to 5 percent from 12 percent at present. * The GST on anti-coagulants like Heparin, high flow nasal canula (HFNC) device and pulse oximeters has been reduced to 5 percent from 12 percent at present. * The GST on hand sanitisers and temperature check equipment has been reduced to five percent from 18 percent at present. * 5 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... % GST on vaccines will stay. * "GST rates have been decided for 4 categories of products- medicines, oxygen, oxygen-generation equipment, testing kits and other machines and other COVID19 related relief material. * GST Council approved all recommendations of GoM on rate rationalisation.GST on ambulances reduced to 12 percent. * The Centre will buy the 75 per cent vaccine as announced an ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d will pay its GST too. But 70 per cent of income from GST will be shared with States. * The details of recommendations on GST Rates are given below : S. No. Description Present GST Rate GST Rate recommended by GST Council * Medicines 1. Tocilizumab 5% Nil 2. Amphotericin B 5% Nil 3. Anti-Coagulants like Heparin 12% 5% 4. Remdesivir 12% 5% 5. Any other drug recommended by ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and Dept. of Pharma (DoP) for Covid treatment Applicable Rate 5% * Oxygen, Oxygen generation equipment and related medical devices 1. Medical Grade Oxygen 12% 5% 2. Oxygen Concentrator/ Generator, including personal imports thereof 12% 5% 3. Ventilators 12% 5% 4. Ventilator masks / canula / helmet 12% 5% 5. BiPAP Machine 12% 5% ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 6. High flow nasal canula (HFNC) device 12% 5% * Testing Kits and Machines 1. Covid Testing Kits 12% 5% 2. Specified Inflammatory Diagnostic Kits, namely D-Dimer, IL-6, Ferritin and LDH 12% 5% * Other Covid-19 related relief material 1. Pulse Oximeters, incl personal imports thereof 12% 5% 2. Hand Sanitizer 18% 5% 3. Temperature check equipment 18% 5% 4. Gas/Electric ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... /other furnaces for crematorium, including their installation, etc. 18% 5% 5. Ambulances 28% 12% * Validity of this revised rates: The new rates will remain in effect till September 30, 2021 and can be extended further upon nearing the deadline. Source: Press Release / Twitter Reply By SAFETAB LIFESCIENCE as = Dear Sir, What is the effective date for this. You had mentioned the en ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ding date as 30.09.2021 for this concession But there is no mention about the starting date. Is it 12.06.2021 or 14.06.2021 Dated: 16-6-2021 Reply By CSLalit Rajput as = GST Rates notified w.r.t. 44th GST Council Meeting GST notification: Seeks to provide the concessional rate of CGST on Covid-19 relief supplies, up to and inclusive of 30th September 2021 Notified vide Notification No. 05/20 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 21-Central Tax (Rate) on 14th June, 2021 Dated: 16-6-2021 Reply By SAFETAB LIFESCIENCE as = Dear Sir, Thanks a lot for swift response, Ji. Dated: 16-6-2021 Reply By OmPrakash jain as = sir, Per notfn No. 05/2021-CT(R) dated 14.6.2021, the GST Rate on Covid-19 relief supplies has been reduced on various items from 14.6.2021 to 30.9.2021. But notfn is purposely silent for reduction/exempt ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ion of GST rates from March, 2021 to 13.6.2021. For this period no reduction ion GST has been made by CBIC. The notfns issued by CBIC on 14.6.2021 are totally revenue oriented & are against the ratio decidendi of Delhi High court judgment in the case of Gurcharan Singh v. Ministry of Finance & Ors. 2021 (5) TMI 742 - DELHI HIGH COURT, against which the Govt. has intentionally obtained stay in the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... case of Ministry of Finance (Deptt. of Revenue) v. Gurcharan Singh. 2021 (6) TMI 595 - SC ORDER.
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