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Insertion of Section 5(4) of CST Act, 1956 and amendment of Rule 12(10(a) of CST R&T Rules, 1957 to provide for exemption for Section 5(3) sale on the basis of Form H alone.
Amendments to CST Act vide Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2007 - Effective April 1, 2007
Rate of Central Sales Tax (CST) for inter state sale to registered dealers reduced to 3% (against Form C) If local VAT rate or Sales Tax rate in the state of the selling dealer is less than 3%, then the local rate (2% or 1%) would apply. Inter State Sale without Form C (sale to unregistered dealer / registered dealers where Form C could not be issued) - Concept of minimum of 10% CST removed. Now the rate of CST would be equivalent to the Local VAT rate (4% or 12.5%)
Amendments to CST Act vide Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2007, with effect from April 1, 2007 (Contd.)
Inter State Sale to Government / Government departments Government/ Govt. departments cannot any longer issue Form D for 4% (3%) CST.
Sale to Government is like sale to any other person who cannot issue Form C. Local VAT rate would apply. CST rate would be 4%/12.5%. Government / Government departments cannot issue Form D for effecting In-Transit Sale (E1 sale). No separate tax rate for sale of Declared Goods to unregistered dealer
Overview
CST phase out in due course 4-2-0 plan now becomes 3-2-1-0. Whether 2,1,0 will happen as planned? Whether GST will happen in Year 2010?
Cut by one percentage point from April 2007 would result in states losing about Rs. 6,250 crore
This loss needs to be compensated by the Centre. To offset shortfall, states are considering increase of VAT rate of 4% to 5%. Percentage increase of revenue of states from VAT drops to 22% in 2006-07 from 23% in 2005-06. (Courtesy Business line)