Astral Ltd ., In re
Date: March 7, 2022
Subject Matter
GST is not leviable on the amount representing the employees portion of canteen charges, collected by applicant and paid to the Canteen service provider.
Summary
GST, at the hands of Astral, is not leviable on the amount representing the employees portion of canteen charges, which is collected by Astral and paid to the Canteen service provider.
M/s. Astral Ltd., hereinafter referred to as Astral for the sake of brevity, submitted that it provides canteen facility for its workers and staff. Astral submitted that it has more than 250 workers/employees and required to maintain the Canteen as per Factories Act, 1948 and in order to run the canteen, Astral has given the canteen service to a Canteen Service Provider and agreed to pay fix sum,…