Court Rules Denying ITC Benefit Contradicts Legislative Intent of Entry 65/Schedule A, TNVAT Act.

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....Exemption in terms of Entry 65/Schedule A of TNVAT Act - The feature of input tax credit is what gives value added taxes their main economic characteristic, that of neutrality. The full right to deduction of input tax through the supply chain, with the exception of the final consumer, ensures neutrality of the tax, whatever be the nature of the product, the structure of the distribution chain and the technical means used for its delivery, either via brick and mortar establishments, physical delivery or the Internet. This is a measure of avoiding the ills of cascading taxes. To deny the petitioner the benefit of ITC by thrusting an exemption not claimed by it, upon it, will be contrary to the scheme of the enactment. - HC....