Wheat and Paddy made taxable @ 5% under Punjab VAT Act 2005

Wheat and Paddy which are declared goods  under CST Act 1956, have been added to schedule B of Punjab VAT Act  2005. The goods contained in schedule B of PVAT act 2005 are taxable @ 5%. An additional surcharge @ 10% is also applicable. But such surcharge will not be applicable on wheat and paddy since these goods are declared goods as per section 14 of CST Act 1956.



Ceiling rate of declared goods was enhanced to 5% by Central Govt. in the last budget of 2011-12. Hence State Governments cannot levy tax more than 5% on declared goods. Therefore Wheat and Paddy will be taxable @ 5% only and no surcharge of 10% is applicable on it.

The relevant notification is produced herebelow for ready refernce of all concerneds:

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF EXCISE & TAXATION
(EXCISE AND TAXATION II BRANCH)
Notification

The April, 2011

                        No. S.O.     /P.A.8/2005/S.8/2010- Whereas the State Government is satisfied that circumstances exist, which render it necessary to take immediate action in Public interest;
                        Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 8 of the Punjab Value Added Tax Act, 2005 (Punjab Act No. 8 of 2005) and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of  Punjab is pleased to make the following amendment in Schedule ‘B’, appended to the said Act, with immediate effect, by dispensing with the condition of previous notice namely:-

                                                            AMENDMENT
                        In the said Schedule, after serial No. 161 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial No. shall be added, namely:-
                        “162. Wheat and paddy.”
                                                                                    SHIVINDER SINGH BRAR
                                                                        Financial Commissioner, Taxation and
                                                                        Secretary to Government of Punjab,
                                                                        Department of Excise and Taxation


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