The Government of India introduced GST on July 1, 2017. Under GST, goods and services fall under five tax categories: 0%, 5 %, 12 %, 18 %, and 28 %. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has put telecom services under the 18% slab. Before July 1, 2017, telecom services were taxed at 15%. The 3% increase will reflect in the bills of the postpaid users. For the prepaid... Read More
Indian telecom operators, through lobby body, the COAI, are planning to write to the finance and telecom ministries to lower the proposed goods & services tax (GST) rate of 18% on telecom services to 12%. With this move, the telcos aim to ensure parity with the applicable tax rate for mobile handsets, while pushing for an extension to the July 1 deadline for implementation of the new tax regime, according... Read More
The Indian government has asked telecom service providers to rejig cost and lower prices to pass on the benefits of tax rate reduction under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) to customers in the country from July this year. "After GST regime, telecom companies would be required to re-work their costing and credits availability and re-jig their prices and ensure that the increased availability of credit is passed on to... Read More
Tower and Infrastructure Providers Association (TAIPA) has raised its voice against the recent GST announcement of 18 percent tax levy for telecommunications services. The organisation says that the move will impact the consumer at large. The association which manages the infrastructure of Bharti Airtel and the other main TSP’s says that the non-availability of Input tax credit (CENVAT credit) (under the Plant and Machinery) to tower infrastructure business will lead... Read More
Indian telecom operators on Friday expressed disappointment over the introduction of the Goods and Service Tax rate of 18 percent on telecom services and said that this would further stress the already bleeding sector. Currently, 15 percent service tax applies to telecom services. These telcos through their body: Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), said that the move would slow down the planned roll-out of telecom infrastructure across the country,... Read More
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