GST rates on Covid items slashed; vaccine still taxed at 5%
The tax rate on Tocilizumab, used for treatment of Covid-19 has also been waived off. The previous tax rate was 5 per cent.
The tax rate on Tocilizumab, used for treatment of Covid-19 has also been waived off. The previous tax rate was 5 per cent.
With the capacity of the Government to grant further stimuli restricted because of falling revenues and burgeoning expenditure, and a further cut in interest rates by RBI looking difficult because of mounting inflation, new measures are required to raise revenue and put the economy back on rails
"It has become tendency of every sector to ask for lower GST. I feel GST issues are much larger than asking for rates," Chand said.
What is still missing in the real estate market is the intention of builders to pass on the benefit of the lower cost to the consumer. On December 8, the GST Council issued a notification seeking to address this very concern
"The government has been pro-actively engaging with various sectors and I am confident that going forward the council would continue to address issues," he added.
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