: Exempt GST on oxygen concentrators, Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala asks Centre #IndiaNEWS Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala has urged the Centre to consider exempting Goods and Service

Exempt GST on oxygen concentrators, Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala asks Centre #IndiaNEWS
Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala has urged the Centre to consider exempting Goods and Service Tax on oxygen concentrators as India battles a ferocious second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, PTI reported. In a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, Chautala said such an exemption would make these machines more affordable for the public.“As we know that most of the oxygen concentrators are not produced domestically and large quantities of such concentrators are being imported presently in view of the current pandemic crisis, I request you to consider exempting GST on oxygen concentrators for the time being thereby making oxygen concentrators more affordable for the public,??? read Chautala’s letter.Earlier, the Centre had cut Integrated GST on oxygen concentrators for personal use from 28% to 12% for two months. The reduced IGST rate will be applicable up to June 30. In his letter, Chautala thanked the government for the move. His Jannayak Janta Party is a coalition partner of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Haryana.Shortages of medical oxygen have been reported from several states as daily Covid-19 infections have soared since the start of April.On Sunday, at least three hospitals in Delhi sent out desperate pleas for oxygen as their stocks dwindled. On...Read more

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