CBIC appoints Additional Assistant Director as Central Excise Officer of the rank of Superintendent; Amends Notification Nos notification no. 22/2014- Service Tax dated September 16, 2014. 

Govt. notifies that service tax payable u/s 66B of Finance Act, 1994 on the services provided by training providers (project implementation agencies) under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kausalya Yojana under The Ministry Of Rural Development by way of offering Skill or vocational training courses certified by the National Council For Vocational Training commencing from July 01, 2012 to February 29, 2016 shall not be required to be paid in terms of practice prevalent : CBIC 

Govt. clarifies that Circular No. 83/02/2019-GST dated January 01, 2019 clarifying that the GST exemption in respect of services provided by IFC and ADB in terms of provisions of IFC Act, 1958 and ADB Act will be available only to services provided by ADB and IFC and not to any entity appointed by or working on behalf of ADB or IFC, shall apply to Service Tax also; Highlights that the appeal filed by Revenue before SC against the CESTAT order in the case of Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd. is proposed to be withdrawn

Govt. notifies that service tax payable u/s 66B of Finance Act, 1994, on services by way of granting of “right of way” by “local authorities”, defined under sub section (7) of Section 3 of Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, for the period July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2017, but for practice prevalent of non-levy of service tax, shall not be required to be paid 

Central Govt. exempts life insurance services provided under ‘Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana’; Amends Entry 26A of Notification No. 25/2012-ST 

Service Tax (Advance Rulings) Rules 2003 amended w.e.f. April 1 to define “Authority” as authority for advance rulings as defined in Section 28E(e) of Customs Act; As per Section 28E(e), Advance Ruling Authority means that constituted u/s 245-O of Income Tax Act 

Central Govt. notifies that no service tax will be applicable on services by way of admission to a museum under section 66B of the Finance Act, 1994 for the period from July 1, 2012 to March 31, 2015

Central Govt. clarifies that no service tax would be payable by Common Effluent Treatment Plant operators for treatment of effluents during the period July 1, 2012 to March 31, 2015

Total Swachh Bharat Cess collected during 2015-16 and 2016-2017 (April to December) amounts to Rs. 3925.74 Cr and 7919.80 Cr respectively (provisional figures); Funds collected under the Cess are utilised for construction of individual household latrines, community sanitary complexes, solid and waste management, information education & communication and administrative expenses under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), says Minister of State in Finance Ministry Mr. Santosh Kumar Gangwar

Finance Ministry directs that no service tax shall require to be paid on service of transportation of students, faculty and staff by education institutions as defined in Section 66D(l) of Finance Act, during the period from April 1, 2013 to July 10, 2014