{"id":6129,"date":"2015-11-13T06:44:14","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T06:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=6129"},"modified":"2015-11-13T06:44:14","modified_gmt":"2015-11-13T06:44:14","slug":"swachh-bharat-cess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/swachh-bharat-cess\/","title":{"rendered":"Swachh Bharat Cess"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question: At what rate Union Government has decided to impose a Swachh Brarat Cess on all services presently liable to service tax?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(a) 1%<br \/>\n(b) 0.5%<br \/>\n(c) 2%<br \/>\n(d) 1.5%<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ans (b)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Related facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Union Government decided to impose a Swachh Brarat Cess\u00a0 on all services presently liable to service tax.<\/li>\n<li>It is to be exclusively used for Swachh Bharat initiatives.<\/li>\n<li>Government has decided to impose, with effect from 15th November 2015, at the rate of 0.5% on all services, which are presently liable to service tax. It will be levied in addition to the 14 percent service tax that is in force now.<\/li>\n<li>In the General Budget, 2015-16, a provision was made for levying a Swachh Bharat Cess on all or any of the services, for the purposes of financing and promoting Swachh Bharat initiatives or for any other purpose relating thereto.<\/li>\n<li>Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (English: Clean India Mission) and abbreviated as SBA or SBM for\u00a0Swachh Bharat Mission is a national cleanliness campaign by the\u00a0Government of India, campaign was officially launched on 2 October 2014\u00a0on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi&#8217;s 145th birthday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Reference: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pib.nic.in\/newsite\/erelease.aspx\">http:\/\/pib.nic.in\/newsite\/erelease.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbec.gov.in\/htdocs-servicetax\/st-notifications\/st-notifications-2015\/st22-2015\">http:\/\/www.cbec.gov.in\/htdocs-servicetax\/st-notifications\/st-notifications-2015\/st22-2015<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/economy\/finance\/government-to-impose-0-5-swachh-bharat-cess-on-services-from-november-15\/articleshow\/49692169.cms\">http:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/economy\/finance\/government-to-impose-0-5-swachh-bharat-cess-on-services-from-november-15\/articleshow\/49692169.cms<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india\/services-to-attract-0-5-swachh-bharat-cess-from-november-15\/story-oEEmzrPFb75fJstQmQmJWN.html\">http:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india\/services-to-attract-0-5-swachh-bharat-cess-from-november-15\/story-oEEmzrPFb75fJstQmQmJWN.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: At what rate Union Government has decided to impose a Swachh Brarat Cess on all services presently liable to service tax? (a) 1% (b) 0.5% (c) 2% (d) 1.5% Ans (b) Related facts: Union Government decided to impose a Swachh Brarat Cess\u00a0 on all services presently liable to service tax. 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