Get ready to pay more for phone bills, dining out and using internet as Krishi Kalyan Cess kicks in from June 1st
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Indians would have to shell out more money for eating out, internet transactions, and travel since government’s new The new cess was proposed by Finance minister
It was only in the last budget that the service tax rate was increased from 12.36% to 14%, which was applicable from 1st June 2015. To add to the payers’ woes,
And now, the Krishi Kalyan Cess has further increased it to 15%, making it look like that the service tax is now closer to the expected goods and services tax (GST) rate of 17-18%.
The tax would be levied on phone bills, dining plans, cinema halls experiences, healthcare, and banking transactions.
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The proceeds from this cess are said to be kept exclusive for financing initiatives relating to improvement of agriculture and welfare of Indian farmers, under Chapter V of the Finance Act, 1994, or under any other law for the time being in force.
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