Exemption period extended for hotels, lodges & guest houses upto 31.03.2017
Effective Date: 01st July, 2016
The Jammu & Kashmir Government has extended the exemption from payment of tax by hotels, lodges and guest houses providing lodging facilities from 30.06.2016 to 31.03.2017.
[Notification No. SRO 164. dated 30th May, 2016]
Government of Jammu and Kashmir
Finance Department
Civil Secretariat, Srinagar.
Notification
Srinagar, the 30th May, 2016
SRO 164.- In exercise of powers conferred by section 5 of the Jammu and Kashmir General Sales Tax Act, 1962, the Government hereby direct that in notification SRO 109 dated 31.03.2016, for the
figures and words “30th of June, 2016”, the figures and words “31 st of March, 2017” shall be substituted.
By Order of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir.
Sd/-
(Navin K. Choudhary), IAS
Commissioner/Secretary to Government
Finance Department
No. ET/Budget Ann./99 /2016
Dated:30-0S-2016
Note : Principal Notification No SRO No 43 was published Dated 28.02.2014 which says that “In exercise of the powers , conferred by section 5 of the Jammu and Kashmir General Sales Tax Act 1962, the government hereby direct that the services provided in the shape of lodging facilities by hotels , lodges and guest houses shall be exempted from the payment of tax , leviable under the said act upto 31.03.2015 “. The notification shall come into effect from 01.04.2014 .
This Date of 31.03.2015 has been extended by the Government
-to 31.03.2016 vide notification No SRO no 102 Dated 31.03.2015
– to 30.06.2016 Vide notification No SRO no 109 Dated 31.03.2016
-to 31.03.2017 Vide notification No SRO no 164 Dated 30.05.2016