List of Cesses Abolished Since 2015
GST on Transportation Services in India
| S. No. | Name of the Cess | Date of Abolition |
| 1. | Education Cess on taxable services | 01.06.2015 |
| 2. | Secondary & Higher Education Cess on taxable services | 01.06.2015 |
| 3. | Education Cess on excisable goods | Exempted with effect from 01.03.2015.Abolished with effect from 01.07.2017 by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2017. |
| 4. | Secondary & Higher Education Cess on excisable goods | Exempted with effect from 01.03.2015.Abolished with effect from 01.07.2017 by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2017. |
| 5. | The Mica Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1946 | 21.05.2016 |
| 6. | The Salt Cess Act, 1953 | 21.05.2016 |
| 7. | The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 | 21.05.2016 |
| 8. | The Textile Committee Act, 1963 | 21.05.2016 |
| 9. | The Limestone and Dolomite Mines Labour Welfare Funds Act, 1972 [2 Cesses] | 21.05.2016 |
| 10. | The Tobacco Cess Act, 1975 | 21.05.2016 |
| 11. | The Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines and Chrome Ore Mines Labour Welfare Cess Act, 1976 [3 Cesses] | 21.05.2016 |
| 12. | The Ci ne-workers Welfare Cess Act, 1981 | 21.05.2016 |
| 13. | Cess on cement [by notification] | Exempted in 2016.
Abolished with effect from 01.07.2017 by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2017. |
| 14. | Cess on strawboard [by notification] | Exempted in 2016.
Abolished with effect from 01.07.2017 by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2017. |
| 15. | Research & Development Cess | 01 .04.2017 |
| 16. | The Rubber Act, 1947 – Cess on Rubber | Abolished with effect from 01.07.2017 by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act |
| 17. | The Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 – Cess on Automobile | Abolished with effect from 01.07.2017 by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act |
| 18. | The Tea Act, 1953 – Cess on Tea | Abolished with effect from 01.07.2017 by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act |
| 19. | The Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Act, 1974 – Cess on Coal | Abolished with effect from 01.07.2017 by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act |
| 20. | The Bidi Workers’ Welfare Cess Act, 1976 – Cess on Bidis | Abolished with effect from 01.07.2017 by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act |
| 21. | The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977 – Cess levied on water consumed by certain industries and by local authorities | Abolished with effect from 01.07.2017 by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act |
| 22. | The Sugar Cess Act, 1982, The Sugar Development Fund Act, 1982– Cess on Sugar | Abolished with effect from 01.07.2017 by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act |
| 23. | The Jute Manufacturers Cess Act, 1983 – Cess on jute goods manufactured or produced wholly or in part of jute | Abolished with effect from 01.07.2017 by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act |
| 24. | The Finance Act, 2010 – Clean Energy Cess | Abolished with effect from 01.07.2017 by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act |
| 25. | The Finance Act, 2015 – Swachh Bharat Cess | Abolished with effect from 01.07.2017 by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act |
| 26. | The Finance Act, 2016 – Infrastructure Cess and Krishi Kalyan Cess | Abolished with effect from 01.07.2017 by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act |
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