Composition Scheme: GST Council recommends Uniform Rate of 1 % on all Manufacturers and Traders

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No change for composition scheme for restaurants.

The following changes were recommended in the Composition Scheme on the basis of discussions held in the 23rd meeting of the GST Council held at Guwahati today.

  1. Uniform rate of tax @ 1% under scheme for manufacturers and traders (for traders, turnover will be counted only for the supply of taxable goods). No change for the scheme for restaurants.
  2. Supply of services by Composition taxpayer upto Rs 5 lakh per annum will be allowed by exempting the same
  3. Annual turnover eligibility for composition scheme will be increased to Rs 2 crore from the present limit of Rupees 1 crore under the law. Thereafter, eligibility for composition will be increased to Rs. 1.5 Crore per annum.
  4. The changes recommended by GST Council at (ii) and (iii) above will be implemented only after the necessary amendment of the CGST Act and SGST Acts.
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