Cenvat Credit Utilization: Rule 3 of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 Allows Flexible Use for Excise Duty Payments.

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....Cenvat credit - Once the credit is availed, the use of such credit is governed by Rule 3 of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004. Sub-Rule (4) of the said Rule stipulates that Cenvat credit may be utilized for payment of any duty of excise on any final product. Here there is no one to one co-relation or condition that credit on input services can be utilized only for discharging tax on output services or Excise Duty on final products cannot be paid using Cenvat credit availed on input services - AT....