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August 2012

Transport of passengers and goods by rail exempted from service tax — Notification No. 43/2012-ST, dated 2-7-2012.

By Tarun Ghia, Brijesh Cholera, Pratik Mehta, Chartered Accountants
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Vide this Notification, exemption has been granted from whole of service tax leviable on two kinds of services provided by Indian Railways, namely,

(a) Service of transportation of passengers (with or without accompanied belongings) in 1st class or in air-conditioned coach and

(b) Services by way of transportation of goods. The exemption would be effective up to 30th September 2012.

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