Seeking relief from double taxation, industry body Association of Power Producers (APP) has urged the Central government to remove Goods and Services (GST) on import freight for coal used by fuel-starved electricity generating firms.
“We understand that several importers have challenged this levy of GST on ocean freight in various courts on the ground that once having paid IGST on full value of imported coal inclusive of freight element, charging GST again on ocean freight amounts to double taxation and is bad in law. However, till date, necessary notifications to address the same has not been issued,” APP Director General Ashok Khurana said in the letter to revenue secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey.
