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GST Council decides to correct error by oversight; hikes Cess on cigarettes to garner additional revenue of Rs 5000 Crore

By TIOL News Service

NEW DELHI, JULY 17, 2017: IN pursuance of the recommendations of the GST Council in its 14 th Meeting held on 18.05.2017 and 19.05.2017, the Compensation Cess rates under Section 8 (2) of the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act, 2017, was notified vide notification No.1/2017-Compensation Cess (Rate), dated 28.06.2017 on Intra-State or Inter-State supply of the specified goods, including cigarettes.

In respect of cigarettes, the Fitment Committee had recommended that in line with the weighted average VAT rate [28.7%], the GST rate on cigarettes may be kept at 28%. In addition, Compensation Cess may be levied on cigarettes at rates equal to 1.05 times the Specific Excise Duty Rates [net of NCCD]. However, this method of calibrating the Compensation Cess did not take into consideration the cascading of taxes [that is in earlier regime VAT being charged on value inclusive of the excise duty]. As a result, the total tax incidence on cigarettes in GST regime has come down, as compared to the total tax in pre-GST regime.

While any reduction in tax incidence on items of mass consumption would be welcome, the same would be unacceptable in case of demerit goods like cigarettes.

The GST Council in its 19 th Meeting held today i.e. on 17.07.2017 reviewed the Compensation Cess rates on cigarettes and recommended the following increase in the same with effect from 00 hours on 18 th July, 2017 i.e. the midnight of 17 th and 18 th July, 2017:

 

 

Compensation Cess Rates

Tariff Item

 

Present rate

Proposed Increase

New rates

 

Non- filter

 

 

 

2402 20 10

Not exceeding 65 mm

5% + Rs.1591 per thousand

Rs.485 per thousand

5% + Rs. 2076 per thousand

2402 20 20

Exceeding 65 mm but not 70 mm

5% + Rs.2876 per thousand

Rs.792 per thousand

5% + Rs. 3668 per thousand

 

Filter

 

 

 

2402 20 30

Not exceeding 65 mm

5% + Rs.1591 per thousand

Rs.485 per thousand

5% + Rs. 2076 per thousand

2402 20 40

Exceeding 65 mm but not 70 mm

5% + Rs.2126 per thousand

Rs.621 per thousand

5% + Rs. 2747 per thousand

2402 20 50

Exceeding 70 mm but not 75 mm

5% + Rs.2876 per thousand

Rs.792 per thousand

5% + Rs. 3668 per thousand

2402 20 90

Others

5% + Rs.4170 per thousand

31%

36% + Rs.4170 per thousand

Editor :  Please also see the Guest column article  GST - bonanza for cigarette industry  carried by us on June 21, 2017.


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