Seeks to Exempt Central Government’s Share of Profit Petroleum from Integrated Tax

[Notification No. 05/2018- Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 25 January 2018]

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby exempts the inter-State supply of services by way of grant of license or lease to explore or mine petroleum crude or natural gas or both, from so much of the integrated tax as is leviable on the consideration paid to the Central Government in the form of Central Government’s share of profit petroleum as defined in the contract entered into by the CentralGovernment in this behalf.

[F. No.354/13/2018 -TRU]