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[F.No.354/117/2017-TRU (Pt. III)]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
New Delhi, the 13th October, 2017
Notification No. 36/2017 - Integrated Tax (Rate): Seeks to amend notification No. 2/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate).
GST: [TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]
G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, on the recommendations of the Goods and Services Tax Council,
hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.2/2017- Integrated Tax (Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 667(E), dated the 28th June, 2017, namely:-
In the said notification,-
- in the Schedule,-
- after S. No. 122 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and the entries shall be inserted, namely: -
| “122A | 4907 | Duty Credit Scrips”; |
- after S. No. 149 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and the entries shall be inserted, namely: -
| “150 | - | Supply of goods by a Government entity to Central Government, State Government, Union territory, local authority or any person specified by Central Government, State Government, Union territory or local authority, against consideration received from Central Government, State Government, Union territory or local authority in the form of grants”; |
- in the Explanation, after clause (iv), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
“(v) The phrase “Government Entity” shall mean an authority or a board or any other body including a society, trust, corporation, which is: - set up by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature; or
- established by any Government, with 90 percent or more participation by way of equity or control, to carry out a function entrusted by the Central Government, State government, Union territory or a local authority.”.
- in ANNEXURE I, after point (b), the following proviso shall be inserted
“Provided that, if the person having an actionable claim or enforceable right on a brand name and the person undertaking packing of such goods in unit containers are two different persons, then the person having an actionable claim or enforceable right on a brand name shall file an affidavit to that effect with the jurisdictional Commissioner of Central tax or jurisdictional Commissioner of State tax, of the person undertaking packing of such goods that he is voluntarily foregoing his actionable claim or enforceable right on such brand name as defined in Explanation (ii)(a);
and he has authorised the person [undertaking packing of such goods in unit containers bearing said brand name] to print on such unit containers in indelible ink, both in English and the local language, that in respect of such brand name he [the person owning the brand name] is voluntarily foregoing the actionable claim or enforceable right voluntarily on such brand name.”
(Ruchi Bisht)
Under Secretary to the
Government of India
Note: - The principal notification No.2/2017- Integrated Tax (Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 667(E), dated the 28th June, 2017 and last amended by Notification No. 28/2017- Integrated Tax(Rate) dated 22nd September, 2017 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number GSR 1193 (E), dated the 22nd September, 2017.
📚 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Notification No. 36/2017 — Integrated Tax (Rate)
Q1: What is Notification 36/2017 about?
Answer: Amendment to GST exemptions.
It updates Notification 2/2017.
Q2: Are duty credit scrips taxable?
Answer: No.
They are exempt under this notification.
Q3: What is grant-based supply?
Answer: Supply funded by government grants.
Such supplies are exempt.
Q4: Who is a Government Entity?
Answer: Entity with 90% government control.
Performing government functions.
Q5: Is exemption automatic?
Answer: No.
Conditions must be met.
Q6: What is brand name condition?
Answer: Brand owner must forego rights.
And file affidavit.
Q7: What if affidavit not filed?
Answer: GST becomes applicable.
Exemption lost.
Q8: Does this apply to all exports?
Answer: No.
Only specific cases like scrips.
Q9: Can ITC be claimed on exempt supply?
Answer: Generally no.
ITC is restricted.
Q10: Is this applicable today?
Answer: Yes, with updates.
Always check latest notifications.
Q11: What is Notification 2/2017?
Answer: GST exemption list.
Contains exempt goods/services.
Q12: Why exemptions are given?
Answer: Policy reasons.
To support economy.
Q13: What if wrongly claimed?
Answer: Tax demand arises.
With penalties.
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