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Karnataka Govt clarifies that seepage water pumps, crude transfer pumps and booster pumps do not fall under the commodity description “Machinery (all kinds) and parts and accessories thereof but excluding Agricultural Machinery” and hence, no entry tax is payable on said goods
Order No. KTEG/CLR/CR-14/2014-15 dated May 22, 2015
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