Swachh Bharat Cess

At present, the services sector is taxed at 14 per cent with two additional cesses -- Swachh Bharat Cess and the Krishi Kalyan Cess attracting half a per cent each.

With effect from June, the government has proposed to impose a Krishi Kalyan cess of 0.5 per cent on all taxable services.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley did not raise service tax in a big relief to taxpayers, but he announced a "Krishi Kalyan" cess of 0.5 per cent, which be levied on all services.

The government had imposed SBC at a rate of 0.5 per cent on provision of all taxable services with effect from November 15.

The government has collected Rs 329.6 crore in a month's time from the 0.5 per cent Swachh Bharat cess which is imposed on all taxable services, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday.

Services like telephony, dining out and banking will get dearer if the recommendations made by the GST panel on the proposed nationwide uniform taxation are accepted as the tax rate will increase to 17-18 per cent from 14.5 per cent at present, experts said.

Inflation has not gone up since the imposition of Swachh Bharat cess last month, Rajya Sabha was informed today.

Travel in railways' upper class categories has become costlier as a service tax levy of 14 per cent and a 'Swachh Bharat' cess of 0.5 per cent became effective from Sunday.

With the imposition of the Swachh Bharat cess on all services from today, getting a new Permanent Account Number (PAN) card for income tax purposes has become costlier by a rupee to Rs 107.

Eating out, telephony and travel will become expensive from today with the Government imposing 0.5 per cent Swachh Bharat cess on taxable services which is expected to yield about Rs 3,800 crore to the exchequer in the remaining months of the fiscal.

With the imposition of 'Swachh Bharat' cess on all services from Sunday, getting a new PAN (Permanent Account Number) card for income tax purposes has become costlier by a rupee to Rs 107.

Eating out, telephony and travel will become expensive from Sunday with the government imposing a 0.5 per cent 'Swachh Bharat' cess on taxable services which is expected to yield about Rs 3,800 crore to the exchequer in the remaining months of the fiscal year.

The Finance Ministry on Thursday said that service tax on restaurant bills will go up from 5.6 per cent to 5.8 per cent following the levy of 0.5 per cent Swachh Bharat cess on all taxable services from November 15.

All services, including air travel, telecom, eating out and banking, will become expensive from November 15 as the government on Friday decided to impose a 0.5 per cent cess on all taxable services to fund the Swachh Bharat programme.

The Chief Ministers' Sub-Group on Swachh Bharat has recommended a cess on telecom services, petrol and minerals like coal and iron ore to mobilise resources for implementing the cleanliness programme.

At present, the services sector is taxed at 14 per cent with two additional cesses -- Swachh Bharat Cess and the Krishi Kalyan Cess attracting half a per cent each.

With effect from June, the government has proposed to impose a Krishi Kalyan cess of 0.5 per cent on all taxable services.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley did not raise service tax in a big relief to taxpayers, but he announced a "Krishi Kalyan" cess of 0.5 per cent, which be levied on all services.

The government had imposed SBC at a rate of 0.5 per cent on provision of all taxable services with effect from November 15.

The government has collected Rs 329.6 crore in a month's time from the 0.5 per cent Swachh Bharat cess which is imposed on all taxable services, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday.

Services like telephony, dining out and banking will get dearer if the recommendations made by the GST panel on the proposed nationwide uniform taxation are accepted as the tax rate will increase to 17-18 per cent from 14.5 per cent at present, experts said.

Inflation has not gone up since the imposition of Swachh Bharat cess last month, Rajya Sabha was informed today.

Travel in railways' upper class categories has become costlier as a service tax levy of 14 per cent and a 'Swachh Bharat' cess of 0.5 per cent became effective from Sunday.

With the imposition of the Swachh Bharat cess on all services from today, getting a new Permanent Account Number (PAN) card for income tax purposes has become costlier by a rupee to Rs 107.

Eating out, telephony and travel will become expensive from today with the Government imposing 0.5 per cent Swachh Bharat cess on taxable services which is expected to yield about Rs 3,800 crore to the exchequer in the remaining months of the fiscal.

With the imposition of 'Swachh Bharat' cess on all services from Sunday, getting a new PAN (Permanent Account Number) card for income tax purposes has become costlier by a rupee to Rs 107.

Eating out, telephony and travel will become expensive from Sunday with the government imposing a 0.5 per cent 'Swachh Bharat' cess on taxable services which is expected to yield about Rs 3,800 crore to the exchequer in the remaining months of the fiscal year.

The Finance Ministry on Thursday said that service tax on restaurant bills will go up from 5.6 per cent to 5.8 per cent following the levy of 0.5 per cent Swachh Bharat cess on all taxable services from November 15.

All services, including air travel, telecom, eating out and banking, will become expensive from November 15 as the government on Friday decided to impose a 0.5 per cent cess on all taxable services to fund the Swachh Bharat programme.

The Chief Ministers' Sub-Group on Swachh Bharat has recommended a cess on telecom services, petrol and minerals like coal and iron ore to mobilise resources for implementing the cleanliness programme.