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The Trade is hereby informed that in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts taxable service provided by a tour operator from so much of the service tax leviable on such operator, as is in excess of the amount of service tax calculated on forty per cent. Of the gross amount charged from any person by such operator for the services provided in relation to a tour, where the tour operator provides a package tour to any person and the bill issued for this purpose indicates that it is inclusive of charges for such a tour.
The Trade is hereby informed that in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the Public interest so to do, hereby exempts the taxable service provided by a tour operator from so much of the service tax leviable on such operator, for the services provided in relation to a tour, if the tour operator is providing services solely of arranging or booking accommodation for any person in relation to a tour and the bill issued for this purpose indicates that it is towards charges for such accommodation.
Attention of the Trade is invited to this Office Trade Notice No. 67 to 70 CE (Service Tax) / 97 dated 29.8.97 through which it has been informed about the imposition of Service Tax on the services rendered by Tour Operators w.e.f. 1st September, 1997 in terms of Notification 37 / 97 to 40 / 97-ST dated 22.8.97 – Govt. of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue
he Trade is hereby informed that in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), read with sub-section (2) of Section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Service Tax Rules, 1994
