18% GST Payable On The Forest Permit Fee: Telangana AAR

The  Telangana Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR)  has held that 18% GST is payable on the forest permit fee. The two-member bench of  B.P. Naga Siva Kumari  observed that the permit fees collected by the forest department are used by forest officials to monitor mining activity, assess the quantity and type of mineral being quarried, conduct surveys, and keep a constant eye on…