Service Tax Exemption for Uttarakhand
GOVERNMENT has exempted the taxable services of renting of a room in a hotel, inn, guest house, club, campsite or other commercial place meant for residential or lodging purposes and Services provided in relation to serving of food or beverages by a restaurant, eating joint or mess provided to any person in the State of Uttarakhand during the period 17th September, 2013 to 31st March, 2014.
The Reason: The recent floods and landslides have caused extensive damage in the State of Uttarakhand and have adversely affected the life of the common man in the state. There is a need to provide support to ensure sustenance for the local population by revival of the hospitality industry.
Will exemption to ONLY these two services suffice when the fact of the matter is that everything was washed away and the "hospitality industry” has to be rebuilt from scratch?
Ad-hoc Exemption Order No1/1/2013, Dated: September 17, 2013