The union government has
clarified that Swachh Bharat CESS is not a tax, but it will confirm the
contribution of every citizen into Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The government added
that the census of India is 120 million; the country wide cleaning is a big
concern for us; and to redress these concerns we must have to plan better.
In fact, those who have the
accountability of work, they are toiling continue; therefore the CESS has been
implemented.
The tax for clean India has been
imposed on all the services which is within the limit of service taxes. This
will snip the pocket of every citizen who stays in hotels, used mobile, sim,
railway and air traveling. The levy on clean India will increase the rates of
all these services.
The mobile services to rail and
air traveling have become dearer now. It is effective since November 15. All
the service taxes are to be added additionally under the provision. Railway has issued a circular for the purpose.
According to circular, the rail tickets of first and all the AC class will be
4.35% more dearer. How costly journey from Delhi to Mumbai is the Rs 206 will have to pay more by the
passenger for the mail or express train; from Delhi to Howrah is the Rs 102 for
the AC-III; from Delhi to Chennai is the Rs 140 for the AC-II including service
tax and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan CESS.
Clean India CESS rate is 0.5%.
It is admissible all those services, which have been under service tax. The
rail tickets, phone bills, cinema tickets, including all services with food
will be dearer now. However the payments of services which have been earlier
15th of November need not to be revised.
The provision of abatement or
discount like service tax is applicable on Clean India CESS; namely, if the
rebate on 60% part of restaurant bill is given means remaining 40% of bill is
to be taxed; it on whole bill is 5.6% and including CESS it will be 5.8% only.
Whatever the provision of penalty rules on service tax is applicable is also
going to implement on it. However the businessmen will not be eligible to get
the cenvat credit on the CESS like service tax.
The taxable money will be spent
for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The Swachh Bharat CESS will earn 400 crore. This
CESS has been imposed on the current rates 14% of service tax. The remaining
months of financial years will accumulate 400 crore.
According to the
government agency, malaria, dengue, diarrhea, jaundice --- all outbreak because
of the polluted air. This increases our expenditure on health problems.According to the data, the expense of government has reached to 6700 crore every financial year on health welfare. The allocation of fund for the purpose of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan will save from these diseases and the citizens will well be
