« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  Delhi HC Rules GST Registration Cannot Be Cancelled Retrospectively Without a Clear Show Cause Notice (SCN)  Belated income tax return AY 2026-27: How to file, late filing charges and what you may lose  Major Financial Changes from August 1, 2026: ITR Deadline, RBI MPC Meeting, Tatkal Ticket Rules & More  Government proposes to ease tax relief conditions for offshore funds  TallyPrime Connected Banking: Automating Banking and Accounting  ITR Filing Deadline 2026: Is July 31 the Last Date to File Your Income Tax Return? Latest Official Update  ITR filing deadline nears: How to file income tax return online on e-filing portal - quick 15-step guide  Will the ITR Filing Deadline Be Extended Beyond July 31 for FY 2025-26? Here's the Latest Update for Taxpayers  Income Tax Refund Delayed for AY 2026-27? 5 Common Reasons Your Refund May Be Stuck and How to Fix It  ITR Filing 2026: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Asks Tax Officials to Let Honest Taxpayers Correct Genuine Mistakes  Will Your FCNR Deposit Stay Tax-Free After Returning to India? Tax Rules Explained for NRIs «  No tax deduction on disability pension to Armed Forces: Govt... Octroi, entertainment & entry tax may survive GST... » No service tax on health, education December, 22nd 2007 Conceding to populist sentiments, state governments have ruled out levying service tax on education and health facilities, especially those for the common man. Areas relating to health and education may not be included in the service tax. That is the view we have taken, Asim Dasgupta chairman of the empowered committee of state finance ministers, which met on Thursday, said after the meeting. He also hinted that even private health and educational institutions might be exempted as certain private entities also provide these services to the common man. Along with health and education, states had been given 44 new services for taxing, as part of the bail out package for the phasing out of central sales tax (CST). States have so far been unable to reach a consensus on which services to tax as certain services like education could evoke a public outcry and most others are local in nature, such as sports, entertainment and legal services. CST is reduced from 4% to 3% this fiscal and would be eliminated by April one, 2010, when the goods and service tax regime is finally introduced.