Thursday, 26 April 2018

Government Made 376 Changes Related to GST in 10 Months: Export Promotion Council for SEZs

The government has rolled out 376 improvements in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) since its commencement in July a year ago by revising rules, issuing illuminations and circulars related to refund, exception and rates, Export Promotion Council for EOUs and SEZs (EPCES) has said.

"The legislature has rolled out 376 improvements to the tax system by issuing circulars and turning out with clarifications about change in rates or exclusions," said Vinay Sharma, director, EPCES at an open house meeting with exporters to talk about issues related to GST.

Of these, 73 changes are connected with the exemption and 65 with rates.

Exporters hailed concerns related to refunds, exemption of GST, characterization of Goods and services and place of supply for benefit fares and GST Network at the meeting.


Whining that deferral in GST refund has hindered their working capital, exporters have asserted that more than 60% of their refunds are screwed over thanks to the government. The government has authorized GST refunds to exporters to the tune of Rs 17,616 crore till March.

They also talked about the choice for SEZ units to assert refund of the GST charged by providers. At introduce, a provider can give merchandise and enterprises to units in SEZ under a lawful endeavor or LUT without an installment of IGST, on the other hand, they can recover the refund. Numerous providers would prefer not to go for LUT or refund process and charging GST in their receipt which is a cost trouble for SEZ Unit. Under the current law, there is no choice for SEZ unit to guarantee the refund of the same.

"We have also recommended regarding SEZ as outside India (deemed foreign region) with the end goal of a place of supply administer under IGST for benefit send out," Sharma said.

Exporters also said that the principles are in English which makes it troublesome for the individuals who are not knowledgeable with the dialect to comprehend and conform to the standards, particularly in far-flung territories.

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