Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR)

(a) whether Food supplied to Hospitals i.e. Government Hospital, Private Hospitals and Autonomous Bodies on outsourcing basis, GST is chargeable?

(b) If GST is chargeable what is the tax rate? If no GST is chargeable on the Supply of food, the GST already paid by the Hospitals and remitted to Government is recoverable from their future bills?

1. Hand Sanitizer is covered under following HSN Code & rate 30049087 – Antihypertensive drugs : Antibacterial formulations not elsewhere specified or included HS Code and Indian Harmonized System Code. Rate of GST is 12%.

The Minstry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Dirtribution, in a notification CG-DL-E13032020-218645 has classified Hand Sanitizers under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 as an essential commodity and thus exempt from GST.

Whether EPC Contract in respect of power distribution and Transmission company fall under the category of “Government Entity” as per GST notification number 1/2018 – Central Tax(Rate), if so the rate of GST applicable.

Q(i) .Whether the Project Development Service (ie. Detailed Project Report Service)and project management consultancy services (PMCS) provided by the applicant to reciepient under the contract from State Urban Development Authority (SUDA)and project management consultancy services (PMCS) under the contract of PrandhanMantriAwasYojna (PMAY) woould qualify as an activity in relation to function entrusted to Panchayat or Munshipality under article 243G or article 243W respectively , of the constitution of India?

Q(ii)-If answer to firts question is in affirmative then whether such services provided by the applicant would qualify as pure services (Excluding works contract service or composite supply involving supply of any goods) as provided in serial no. 3 of notification no. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28 june 2017, as amended (S.N. 3A) by notification no. 2/2018 Central Tax (Rate) dated 25 january 2018 issued under Central Goods and Services Tax Act 2017 (CGST) and Corresponding Notification No. KA.N.I.-2-843/XI-9 (47)/17-UP-Act-1-2017-order-(10)-2017 Lucknow dated june 30 2017, issued under Uttar Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017(UPGST Act) where the project cost includes the cost of service rendered along with reimbursement of cost of procurement of goods for rendering such service, and, thus, be eligible for exemption from levy of CGST and UPGST respectively.

1- Whether the subsidized shared transport facility provided to employees in terms  of employment contract through    third party vendors, would be constructed as “Supply of Service” by the company to its employees?

2- If the answer to above question is in affirmative, how the value of subsidized shared transport facility provided to employees under employment contract, will be determined by the applicant?

3-If the answer to question 1 is in affirmative, under which service classification, the activity of arranging transport facility for employees, would fall?

4- If the answer to question 1 is in affirmative, who would be liable to pay the GST and what rate of GST would be applicable on the value of supply determined under question 2 above?

The present Advance Ruling sought in respect of classification and rate of tax applicable in view of S. No. 234 of Notification No.1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.6.2017 as amended Notification no. 24/2018-Central Tax (Rate) dated 31.12.2018 and S. No. 38 inserted in Notification no. 11/2017- Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.6.2017 vide Notification no. 27/2018-Central Tax (Rate) dated 31.12.2018, on supply and designing, installation, erection and commissioning of SPGS to its customers. The detailed statement on the questions raised before the AAR is mentioned at Pg. No. 23 of this application?

Whether the Serial No. 3 of Notification No. 31/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 13th October,2017 issued under the GST Act, being Composite supply of work contract as defined in clause 119 of Sec-2 of the CGST Act,2017, involving pre dominantly earth work i.e. constituting more than 75% of the value of work in contract) provided to Central Government, State Government, Union Territory, Local authority, a government authority or a Government Entity having GST rate of 5% applicable to us?

1. Whether catering of food, banquet facilities and combination of both (as per requirement of the customer) in self-owned marriage and party halls by Hotel Jewels (having all rooms below Rs. 7,500/-), Kunjpura Road, Karnal (A unit of Jewel Classic Hotels Pvt Ltd) is covered in Outdoor Catering taxable @ 5 % as per Notification No. 20/2019 Dated 30th September 2019?
2.   Whether Hotel Jewels is eligible to charge 5 % tax (as per Notification No. 20/2019 Central Tax (Rate) for providing outdoor catering at Hazuri Bagh (A party lawn & restaurant of M/s Jewel Classic Hotels Pvt. Ltd.)?
3.   Whether the additional arrangements (in addition to foods, beverages & renting of premises) such as flower decoration, DJ, Dance Floor, Special cutlery, Electric/electronics items, arranging food/beverages of specific vendors, provided as ‘pure agent’ will be excluded from value of supply as given in Rule 33 of CGST Rules and thus no tax is required to be charge on them?
3A. Further, to arrange these supplies, some supplies are procured from Unregistered Persons having no GST Registration. Whether there is any tax on the supplies arranged from these unregistered people to be paid by the applicant under the Reverse Charge mechanism or any other provisions of the HGST Act/CGST Act?

4.   Whether the extra bed forms part of the room tariff and liable to be charged as per various rates prescribed as per slabs given under Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate), No. 13/2018-Central Tax (Rate) Dated 26th July 2018 and 20/2019 -Central Tax (Rate) Dated 30th September 2019 ?

1.   Whether the reimbursement of expenses and salary paid by Wilhelm Fricke SE, Germany to the liaison office established in India is considered as supply of services as per Section (7) of the CGST Act, 2017 or under Schedule I of CGST Act, 2017, especially when no consideration for is charged/ paid.
2.  Whether the applicant i.e. the Liaison Office is required to get registered under GST?
3.   Whether the applicant i.e. LO is required to pay CGST/SGST/IGST, as the case may be, on reimbursement received from HO?

    
1.  Whether applicant’s activities, as briefly mentioned at sl. No. 12(B) above, qualify to be a composite supply of goods and services and exempt from GST under entry No. 3A of Notification No. 12/2017-CT(R), dated 28.06.2017 as amended by Notification No. 2/2018-CT(R), dated 25.01.2018?
2. Whether the service recipient, Public Health Department, State of Haryana, is required to deduct TDS under Section 51 of the CGST Act, 2017 given the fact that as per applicant’s version his aforementioned services are exempt from GST under Notification No. 12/2017-CT(R), dated 28.06.2017 as amended Notification No. 2/2018-CT(R), dated 25.01.2018?