In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 3, sub-section (1) of section 5A and sub-section(3) of section 3A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Additional Duties of Excise(Goods of Special Importance) Act, 1957 (58 of 1957) and sub-section (3) of section 136 of the Finance Act, 2001
Rates of interest on various small savings schemes for the second quarter of financial year 2017-18 starting 1st July, 2017, and ending on 30th September, 2017, on the basis of the interest compounding / payment built-in in the schemes, shall be as under:
1. The criteria for selection of members for annual inspection are as follows: a. Stock brokers servicing investors, getting disabled on account of funds shortages on more than 3 times in a month shall be inspected irrespective of the fact of when they were last inspected.
Important FTP provisions in the context of the implementation of the GST regime applicable w .e.f. 01.07.2017. The chapter wise provisions of the FTP 2015-20:
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to fourth tranche recommendations of NITI Aayog on strategic disinvestment of CPSE (strategic disinvestment of Air India and five of its subsidiaries) based on the recommendations of Core Group of Secretaries on Disinvestment (CGD).
Integrated Tax rate on fertilisers been reduced from 12% to 5% which includes Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous, other than those which are clearly not to be used as fertilizers, Mineral or chemical fertilisers, phosphatic, other than those which are clearly not to be used as fertilizers
Government exempts all goods or services or both imported by a unit or a developer in the Special Economic Zone, from the whole of the integrated tax leviable thereon under sub-section (7) of section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) for authorised operations.
With the advent of Goods and Services Tax, Central Excise duty would not be applicable except on a few commodities like Petroleum products, Tobacco products etc. In view of this Customs (Import of goods at concessional rate of duty for manufacture of excisable goods) Rules, 2016 are being superseded with Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty) Rules, 2017.
It has been decided that in respect of supplies made by DTA unit to SEZ Unit or developer and where the SEZ Unit or developer issues a disclaimer to the DTA supplier and drawback is claimed by the DTA supplier, the drawback shall be processed and paid by the office of Principal Commissioner or Commissioner of Customs/ Customs (Preventive) in whose jurisdiction the DTA Unit falls.
All Circulars/instructions issued till date w.r.t. fixation of Brand rate shall mutatis mutandis apply for work of fixation of Brand rate to be done by Customs formations in the GST scenario. However, verification of data given in the application if so required shall be got done through the Customs formation having jurisdiction over the factory where the export goods have been manufactured.
