Electricity Reimbursement in Lease Agreements: Part of Taxable Value Under GST, Not "Pure Agent" Exclusion.

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....Valuation - reimbursement of electricity expenses, on actual basis, by the lessee to lessor - forming part of taxable value or not - In the instant case, the applicant had not acted as "pure agent" and invoice/bill/memo/document issued in relation to collect Electricity charges or incidental charges, maintenance charges, are in relation to composite supply of principal service of renting of immovable property as any incidental charges or expenses in respect of supply of service shall form part of value of taxable supply. Since the principal supply provided by the applicant (here Lessor) is of Renting & Leasing of Immovable Property (sac codes- 997212), it will attract GST @ of 18% of the taxable value of supply. - AAR....