Room rent in hospitals exempted from GST

Rent paid by patients for hospital rooms will be exempted from the Goods and Services Tax ( GST ), the government said today. Issuing clarifications on levy of GST on the tariff for various accommodation services, the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) said the tax on rooms in the hotel, guest house or inns will be payable on the actual amount charged and not on declared or published tarif…