Retrospective GST exemption for Schedule III activities prevents refund of tax already collected under the amended treatment. Section 159 gives retrospective effect to paragraphs 7 and 8 and Explanation 2 of Schedule III to the Central Goods and Services Tax Act from 1 July 2017, treating the specified activities and transactions as covered from the original GST commencement date. It also bars refund of tax already collected but which would not have been collected had the amendment been operative at all material times. The provision comes into force on 1 October 2023.
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Retrospective GST exemption for Schedule III activities prevents refund of tax already collected under the amended treatment.
Section 159 gives retrospective effect to paragraphs 7 and 8 and Explanation 2 of Schedule III to the Central Goods and Services Tax Act from 1 July 2017, treating the specified activities and transactions as covered from the original GST commencement date. It also bars refund of tax already collected but which would not have been collected had the amendment been operative at all material times. The provision comes into force on 1 October 2023.
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