Clarification on issue of GST on Airport levies

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....stt. Commissioner of State Taxes and Excise, Incharge Distt. Kinnour, H.P. Dated Shimla-9 the  31st Oct., 2019. Madam/Sir, Subject: Clarification on issue of GST on Airport levies - reg. Various doubts have arisen on issues relating to GST on airport levies and to clarify that airport levies do not form part of the value of services provided by the airlines and consequently no GST should be charged by airlines on airport levies. In order to ensure uniformity in the implementation of the provisions of law across the field formations, in exercise of powers conferred by section 168 of the Himachal Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as "HPGST Act"), I hereby clarify the issues in the succeeding pa....

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...., collection charges of Rs. 5/- shall be receivable by the airlines from AAI, which shall not to be passed on to the passengers in any manner. 2.3 The above facts clearly indicate that PSF and UDF are charged by airport operators for providing the services to passengers. 2.4 Section 2(31) of the HPGST Act states that "consideration" in relation to the supply of goods or services or both includes any payment made or to be made, whether in money or otherwise, in respect of, in response to, or for the inducement of, the supply of goods or services or both, whether by the recipient or by any other person. Thus, PSF and UDF charged by airport operators are consideration for providing services to passengers. 2.5 Thus, services provided by a....

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....makes the payment to the third party on authorisation by such recipient; (ii) the payment made by the pure agent on behalf of the recipient of supply has been separately indicated in the invoice issued by the pure agent to the recipient of service; and (iii) the supplies procured by the pure agent from the third party as a pure agent of the recipient of supply are in addition to the services he supplies on his own account. "Pure agent" has been defined to mean a person who- (a) enters into a contractual agreement with the recipient of supply to act as his pure agent to incur expenditure or costs in the course of supply of goods or services or both; (b) neither intends to hold nor holds any title to the goods or....