21 July 2017
A corrigendum has been issued on 12.07.2017 according to which in my opinion, rate of tax on paddy husk as also rice bran should be 5%. while bran is specifically mentioned in the corrigendum but husk is not but the wordings suggest that husk is a residue obtained from milling and therefore it would be charged @ 5%. The entry reads as " Bran, sharps and other residues, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants [other than aquatic feed including shrimp feed and prawn feed, poultry feed and cattle feed, including grass, hay and straw, supplement and husk of pulses, concentrates and additives, wheat bran and de-oiled cake]”;