No exemption from GST on electric vehicle charging at public charging stations

A GST panel, comprising state and centre revenue officials known as the Fitment Committee, has upheld the decision to impose 18 per cent GST on the charging of electric vehicles (EVs) at public charging stations, rejecting calls for an exemption.  The request from the industry centred around the dual nature of the EV charging process: access to electricity and ancillary charges for using the…