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Shri Mallikarjun Kharge- Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha has written a representation letter to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi amid the second wave of COVID-19. One of the requests of Shri Mallikarjun Kharge is for the centre towaive GST on vaccines (set at 5%), on purchase of ambulances (set at 28%), on Protective Personal Equipment (set at 05% if below Rs. 1000, and 12% if above Rs. 1000), on sanitizers (set at 18%). on ventilators (set at 12%) and oxygen (set at 12%). Read the official r
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Mallikarjun Kharge, the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, has requested the tax exemption.
The request was made to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
The products proposed for GST exemption include vaccines, ambulances, protective personal equipment, sanitisers, ventilators, and oxygen.
The current GST rates mentioned are 5% on vaccines, 28% on ambulances, 5% or 12% on PPE, 18% on sanitisers, and 12% on ventilators and oxygen.
The request is made on humanitarian grounds due to the unprecedented crisis faced by the nation during the second wave of COVID-19, where people are struggling to access essential healthcare.
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