Input Tax Credit under GST to Vendor/ Contractor
Government of West Bengal
Finance Department
Audit Branch
No. 6943-F(Y) Dated, the 13th November, 2017
MEMORANDUM
The Finance Department has earlier issued Notification No. 5050-F(Y) dated 16.08.2017 regarding issues pertaining to contracts awarded by the State Government departments/ Local Authorities/ Statutory Bodies/ PSUs under Government of West Bengal due to introduction of GST.
However, upward revision of value/price of goods as agreed upon in the pre-GST regime may become necessary in the following cases:-
(i) Case 1: Exclusive contract for supply of goods where the vendor on purchase of those goods was eligible for any conditional exemption from duty of Central Excise but the GST rate of which is either now 18% or 28%;
(ii) Case 2: Supply of goods in the execution of works contract, now coming within the purview of composite supply of works contract as defined in clause (119) of section 2 of the West Bengal Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, and where the contactor on purchase of those goods was eligible for any conditional exemption from duty of Central Excise but the GST rate of which is either now 18% or 28%;
After careful consideration of the overall aspect of availability of input tax credit under GST to a vendor/contractor in each of the two cases as mentioned above, in the interest of public service the value/price as agreed upon in the contract with respect to the supply of goods in the above referred cases may be enhanced by such percentage as given in column (3) of the Table below:-
| Sl. | Case as referred to above | Enhanced percentage as applicable |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| 1 | Case 1 | 11% on the value of goods as agreed upon in the contract. |
| 2 | Case 2 | 9.5% on the value of goods as agreed upon in the contract. |
It may further be stated that the enhanced percentage will be applicable subject to the condition that general applicable rate of Central Excise Duty on such goods was 12.5% but was exempted in the above cases. In case the general rate of duty was lower than 12.5%, then the enhanced rate, as discussed in column (3) of the Table, will be proportionately reduced from the rate specified in Column (3). Furthermore in case 2, if the GST rate on Works Contract is 5% (instead of 12%), then also the enhanced rate will get reduced proportionately.
This order is issued in partial modification to Para 3(iv) of FD Notification No. 5050-F(Y) dated 16.08.2017.
Sd/- H.K. Dwivedi
Principal Secretary to the
Government of West Bengal