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Which existing taxes are proposed to be absorbed by GST?

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Which existing taxes are proposed to be absorbed by GST?

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Answered 25 Nov 2022
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The central taxes subsumed under CGST include:

  • Central Excise duty

  • Additional Excise duties

  • Excise Duty levied under the Medicinal and Toiletries Preparation Act

  • Service Tax levied under Chapter V of the Finance Act, 1994

  • Additional Customs Duty, commonly known as Countervailing Duty (CVD)

  • Special Additional Duty of Customs (SAD)

  • Central Sales Tax

  • Surcharges

  • Central cesses

      The state taxes subsumed under GST are:

  • VAT/Sales tax

  • Entertainment tax (unless it is levied by the local bodies)

  • Luxury tax

  • Taxes on lotteries, betting and gambling

  • State cess and surcharges in so far as they relate to supply of goods and services

  • Entry tax

  • Octroi/Local body tax

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