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GST Council recommends rate structure for Petroleum and Oil Sector

| @indiablooms | Oct 11, 2017, at 08:12 pm
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Finance announced on Wednesday that to reduce the cascading of taxes arising on account of non-inclusion of petrol, diesel, ATF, natural gas and crude oil in GST and to incentivise investments in the E&P (exploration and production) sector and downstream sector, the GST Council has made several recommendations.

The recommendations were made at the  22nd meeting held on Oct 6 in New Delhi.

The recommendations for GST rate structure for Specified Goods and Services according to the release are:

i. Offshore works contract services and associated services relating to oil and gas exploration and production in the offshore areas beyond 12 nautical miles shall attract GST of 12%;

ii. Transportation of natural gas through pipeline will attract GST of 5% without input tax credits (ITC) or 12% with full ITC

iii. Import of rigs and ancillary goods imported under lease will be exempted from IGST, subject to payment of appropriate IGST on the supply/import of such lease service and fulfilment of other specified conditions

Further, GST rate on bunker fuel is being reduced to 5%, both for foreign going vessels and coastal vessels.

Notifications to give effect to the above proposals will be issued shortly, the release said.

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