https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=14085 Budget measures broaden the indirect tax base by increasing the Service Tax rate and subsuming education cesses, expanding taxable services (including access to amusement and job work for alcohol production), and making most government services to business taxable unless exempt. The General Exemption for service tax is tightened by withdrawing or limiting exemptions for airport and port original works, performing artists, specified food transportation, certain agent and distributor services, public telephone services, and a commission agent exemption for foreign agents to exporters. Excise duty is imposed on specified packaged dairy and nut products with differential CENVAT treatment. en-us Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:34:12 +0530 Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:34:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=14085 Budget measures broaden the indirect tax base by increasing the Service Tax rate and subsuming education cesses, expanding taxable services (including access to amusement and job work for alcohol production), and making most government services to business taxable unless exempt. The General Exemption for service tax is tightened by withdrawing or limiting exemptions for airport and port original works, performing artists, specified food transportation, certain agent and distributor services, public telephone services, and a commission agent exemption for foreign agents to exporters. Excise duty is imposed on specified packaged dairy and nut products with differential CENVAT treatment. News - Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:34:12 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=14085