2018 (5) TMI 1409

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....) CE/JPR/2017 dated 29.01.2018 and 496-544(SM)CE/JPR/2017 dated 01.12.2017. In both the appeals, the issue is identical and hence, are disposed of by a common order. 2. Brief facts of the case are that the appellants have their factories situated in the State of Rajasthan and were operating under Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme which was notified by Government of Rajasthan with the objective of facilitating investment in the establishment of new enterprises. Under the various schemes of the Rajasthan Government, the appellant (assessees) were eligible for subsidies. As per the various schemes applicable to the assessees, they were required to deposit VAT/CST/SGST at the applicable rate with the Government and in terms of the scheme....

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....he Government, a certain portion is disbursed back to them in the form of subsidies. Such disbursement happens in the form of VAT 37 B, challan which can be utilized in subsequent periods to discharge VAT liability. The crux of the dispute in the present case is whether such subsidy amounts are required to be included in the assessable value of the goods manufactured by the appellants, in terms of Section 4 of the Central Excise Act. As per the concept of transaction value outlined in Section 4, with effect from 01/07/2000, any sales tax/VAT actually paid can be deducted from the transaction value for payment of excise duty. Revenue has taken the view that payment of VAT using 37B Challans cannot be considered as actual payment of VAT. ....

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....ation Ltd. case "5.1 The Respondent company opted for "Remission of Tax Scheme" and was thus eligible for the Capital subsidy in the form of remission of Sales Tax subject to the conditions to be fulfilled.... The subsidy in the form of remission of sales tax was in fact a percentage of capital investment... Separate assessment orders were thus issued by the assessing officer of the sales tax department from time to time towards the incentive scheme amount. The Competent Authority was required to necessarily pass order for remission of such tax separately for each tax period. The remission of tax is thus directly related to capital investment in fixed asset. There was no option to claim exemption from payment of sales tax. The quan....