Whether supply of goods and services provided to Government are covered under composite supply and thus are exempt from GST ?
Relevant GST law

TRT-2025-942

Reach Dredging Limited

AAR West Bengal

Date:-13-01-23

In:-GST

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- no

Held - On due consideration of the cost of the materials involved in the instant supply, as certified by the Executive Engineer, Krishna Central Division, Vijayawada, we are of the opinion that the work being undertaken by the applicant is a composite supply of works contract which predominantly involves earth work i.e., constituting more than 75 per cent. of the value of the works contract as specified under serial number 3(vii) of Notification No. 39/2017- Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 13.10.2017.

It thus appears that a department of Central/ State Government shall be regarded as Central/State Government and therefore, supply being provided by the applicant to the Water Resource Department of Government of Andhra Pradesh qualifies as a supply to the State Government.

The instant supply being undertaken by the applicant to the Water Resource Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh for desilting of the foreshore of Prakasam Barrage is a composite supply of works contract involving predominantly earth work and would be taxable vide entry No. 3 (vii) of the Notification No. 39/2017- Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 13.10.2017, as amended.


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