Solar industry demands uniform GST rate of 5%

The Solar Power Developer Association (SPDA) has demanded the goods and services tax rate be kept uniform at 5 per cent on solar power generating system (SPGS) saying recent recommendations of the GST Council are inconsistent with the government's policy of promoting clean energy. The total incidence of tax on the SPGS would increase to 8.9 per cent with the implementation of the GST Council recom…