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Four tax slabs under GST; healthcare and education sector exempted: Arun Jaitely

Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a system of taxation in India, which will merge many individually applied taxes into a single tax. The Goods and Services Tax Council today (May 19) announced the finalised tax rates for goods and services, from which healthcare and education have been exempted. The government aims to roll out the implementation of GST from July 1, 2017.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Srinagar said, India has finalised four tax rates that will apply to services including telecoms, insurance, hotels and restaurants under a new sales tax which should be rolled out on July 1.
The tax rates for goods would fall under the slabs: 5, 12, 18 and 28%. While telecoms and financial services would be taxed at a standard rate of 18%, transport services would be taxed under 5% slab.
No tax would be imposed for:
Goods:
No tax will be imposed on items like stamps, judicial papers, printed books, newspapers, bangles, sindoor, bindi, handloom fresh meat, fish chicken, eggs, milk, butter milk, curd, natural honey, fresh fruits and vegetables, flour, besan, bread, prasad, salt, etc.
Services
No tax would be imposed on hotels and lodges below Rs 1000 tariff.
5% tax slab would be imposed on:
Goods
Products such as coffee, tea, spices, pizza bread, rusk, sabudana, fish fillet, cream, skimmed milk powder, branded paneer, frozen vegetables, kerosene, coal, medicines, stent, lifeboats would fall under 5% tax.
Services
Transport services (railways, road and air transport) and small restaurants will be fall under the 5% tax slab.
12% tax slab would be imposed on:
Goods
Frozen meat products, butter, cheese, ghee, dry fruits in packaged form, animal fat, sausage, fruit juices, namkeen, Ayurvedic medicines, tooth powder, agarbatti, umbrella, sewing machine, cellphones, etc.
Services
Services that would fall under 12% slab are business class tickets, fertilisers, non-ac hotels, etc.
18% tax slab would be imposed on:
Goods
Pasta, ice cream, instant food mixes, mineral water, tissues, cornflakes, pastries and cakes, preserved vegetables, jams, sauces, soups, envelopes, sanitary napkins, steel products, printed circuits, camera, speakers and monitors.
Services
AC hotels that serve liquor, telecom services, IT services, branded garments and financial services will attract 18 per cent tax under GST, which includes hotels with tariff between Rs 2500 to Rs 5000.
28% tax slab would be imposed on:
Goods
Hair shampoo, dye, sunscreen, wallpaper, ceramic tiles, water heater, dishwasher, weighing machine, washing machine, ATM, vending machines, vacuum cleaner, chewing gum, molasses, paint, deodorants, shaving creams, after shave, shavers, hair clippers, automobiles, motorcycles, aircraft, etc.
Services
These services include 5-star hotels, race club betting, cinema, etc and hotel tariffs above Rs 5000.
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Nitin Gadkari graces screening of ‘Me Vasantrao’ at Sudama Theatre in Nagpur
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari graced the special screening of Marathi movie ‘Me Vasantrao’ – a movie based on the life of Hindustani classical singer and violinist Vasantrao Deshpande.
The screening was held at Sudama Theatre in Nagpur on Sunday evening in the presence family members, friends and the cast of the movie.
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Mayor Dayashankari Tiwari kicks off polio drive in Nagpur
Nagpur Mayor Dayashankar Tiwari, on Sunday, launched Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) door-to-door polio campaign drive. He, along with Deputy Mayor Manisha Dhawade visited Rognidan Centre in Mahal, Nagpur and inaugurated the campaign by giving polio drops to a toddler.
As per NMC officials, ten Zonal Medical Officers and Ten Health inspectors would visit every house in their respective zones, in order to vaccinate children between the ages of zero-five to immune them against polio.
NMC had recognised Sunday as the official day for polio vaccination. Under Polio Ravivar, they plan to vaccinate more than three lakh kids in Nagpur. They also urged Nagpurkars to vaccinate their children at pulse Polio Booths near their homes from 8 am- 5 pm, on Sunday.
NMC Standing Committee Chief, Corporator Vijay Zalke spoke to Nation Next regarding this campaign and said, This year’s polio drive is going to be bigger than last year. We are planning to vaccinate around 3- 3.15 lakh kids. NMC is bearing the cost of infrastructure and execution. The state government provided us with the doses.
He further stated that there were special teams to vaccinate the homeless during night. ?When it comes to the health of Nagpurkars, money is not a factor we should think about, said Zalke when asked about NMC’s current financial crunch.
As per Zalke, vaccination facility would also be available in slums,, factory areas and other outskirts of Nagpur.
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Congress legislator caught watching porn in Karnataka Assembly
Congress leader Prakash Rathod, on Friday, was caught on camera while allegedly scrolling through few adult content clips in the State Assembly. This turned out to be a huge embarrassment for both, Congress and Rathod as regional channels aired the video, in which he was ?caught in the act.
The MLC member was present in the house during the proceedings of the legislative council. While the house was in session, Rathod was watching adult content on his smartphone.
However, he threw these charges under the bus and said, I was looking for materials for a question I wanted to ask the government in question hour.
?When I was looking for question material, I deleted too many messages as my phone storage was full. What the media has shown or seen, I don’t know. I would never do such things or see such things, he added.
This was not the first time in Karnataka that such an incident had happened. Back in 2012, three Bharatiya Janata Party ministers were caught on camera allegedly watching adult content in the State Assembly. Following the scandal, they resigned from the state government due to public embarrassment.
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