All You Need To Know About The GST On Electric Vehicles:
Considering the impending climate change, one thing is sure that there will be a huge boost in the sales of electric vehicles across the world. As electric vehicles do not contribute anything to the pollution like other vehicles based on diesel and petrol do, they are a perfect choice for transportation purposes. Indian Government realized this and to push the sale of electric vehicles, the GST council has decreased the GST rate on electric vehicles from 18 percent to 5 percent. This move will certainly help in uplifting the lagging electric vehicle infrastructure in the country. On July 1, 2017, the launch of GST (Goods and Services Tax) was the biggest reform that India has seen since 1990. Through GST, various categories of goods and services come under the 5 major tax slabs of 0% (No Tax), 5%, 12%, 18%, and 28%. Earlier, the GST on electric vehicles was 18% which made the overall cost of them pretty high and thus, there was not much sale. After the reduction in the GST on el...