Levy of GST - lease of land for mining - ‘licensing services for ...

Levy of GST - lease of land for mining - ‘licensing services for the right to use minerals including its exploration and evaluation - Both these amounts are paid in addition to the royalty payable and in a proportion to the royalty paid for extracting minerals from a contract of mining lease. Therefore they are consideration for the service of right to use minerals including its exploration and evaluation which is enumerated as tariff item ‘997337’, this is same as royalty and hence attract tax at the rate of 9% CGST & SGST each. - AAR