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Munich Personal RePEc ArchiveReview on Global Implications of Goodsand Service Tax and its Indian ScenarioR, Revathi and L. M., Madhushree and Aithal, SreeramanaSrinivas Institute of Management Studies, Srinivas University,Mangalore – India, Srinivas Institute of Management Studies,Srinivas University, Mangalore – India, Srinivas Institute ofManagement Studies, Srinivas University, Mangalore – IndiaApril 2019Online at https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/95152/MPRA Paper No. 95152, posted 16 Jul 2019 16:20 UTC

Review on Global Implications of Goods and Service Taxand its Indian ScenarioRevathi Radhakrishnan1, Madhushree L. M.1 & P. S. Aithal2Research Scholar, Srinivas Institute of Management Studies, Srinivas University,Mangalore-575 0012Srinivas Institute of Management Studies, Srinivas University, Mangalore-575 001E-mail: revathiradhakrishnan93@gmail.comApril 20191ABSTRACTGoods and Service tax is tax regime adopted by 160 countries over the globe in order toevade cascading of tax in the economy. India introduced GST in the year 2017 whereas manyother countries implemented GST many years before in their tax system. France was theprimary country to adopt this single tax system in 1954 and followed by Germany, Italy,Japan, South Korea. GST is one of the top initiatives taken by most of the countries for astructured and developed economy. A value-added tax levied on mainly goods and servicesprovided or sold for domestic or household consumption is called Goods and Service Tax.GST provides revenue or income for the government in the growth procedure of theeconomy. The section of GST which is accumulated or collected from the consumers by thebusiness or seller of the goods forwarded to the government. In some countries, Goods andService Tax is also acknowledged as Value Added Tax. This review paper focused on theimplications of GST on different countries economy and its collision on the society. Manyscholars have researched on this topic before and after the implementation in India. The paperthrows light on the various aspects of GST, and how it affects different industrial sectors inthe economy. The paper also analyses how various researchers have interpreted their studyabout GST, its future implications, and impacts in their countries with special emphasis onIndia.Keywords: Goods and Service tax, Value added Tax, ASEAN, Asia, Europe, Oceania, India.1. INTRODUCTION :Goods and service tax also called GST is an indirect tax system implemented currently in 160countries all over the world. A value-added tax levied on mainly goods and services provided or soldfor domestic or household consumption is called Goods and Service Tax. The GST is mainly leviedon consumers of goods and services, but the business people like wholesalers and retailers selling thegoods and services are remitted these taxes to the government. As a result, GST provides revenue andincome for the government in the growth process of the economy. The GST is an indirect federal salestax that is set on the basis of the rate slab of saleable goods and services under consideration. TheGST is added to the value of the product/service at the business level and a consumer who purchasesthe product/service has to pay the sales price plus GST. The GST portion collected and from theconsumers and accumulated by the business or seller should be forwarded to the government. In somecountries, this kind of tax is referred to as a Value-Added tax in simple way VAT. The first country toimplement the GST was France in 1954, and ever since then an approximate 160 countries haveadopted and implemented this indirect tax system in some of the other ways. Other countries whichimplemented GST include Canada, Vietnam, Italy, Nigeria, Brazil, Australia, Singapore, the U.K.,Monaco, Spain, and South Korea. On 1st July 2017, India joined the GST group by combining thesales tax, value-added tax, and other indirect taxes under single umbrella [1].Generally, the countries which adopted GST have a single unified tax system, which means that asingle tax rate is applied all over the country. A country with an integrated GST platform mergescentral taxes such as excise duty tax, sales tax, and service tax with state-level taxes such asentertainment tax, entry tax, transfer tax, sin tax, and luxury tax and collects them as one solitary tax.

The GST on a given good or service can be calculated at a single rate and at a sole point, which willbe more trouble-free for the consumers, the business people as well as the government to keep trackon it. This model eliminates confusion and complexity of the taxing system from both consumer andbusiness people point of view.1.1 Countries Implemented GST/VAT :Table 1: The number of countries implemented GSTS. No.Region1ASEAN2Asia3Europe4Oceania5Africa6South America7Central America, North America & CaribbeanNo. of Countries0719537441119Out of 160 countries, eight countries are not United Nation member states and they are Azores,Taiwan, Faroe Islands, Isle of Man, Jersey, Kosovo, Madeira and Niue. Numbers of UN memberstates are 193 and out of them only 41 member countries did not implement VAT/GST and are listedin Table 2.Table 2: List of Countries which are yet to adopted GSTASEANASIAEUROPE OCEANIAAFRICACARIBBEAN, SOUTH,CENTRAL& NORTHAMERICAMalaysiaAfghanistan lComorosCubaMarinoIslandsMyanmar BhutanMicronesiaDjiboutiSaint ted States of AmericaMaldivesSolomonLibyaIslandNorth KoreaTuvaluSao TomeandPrincipeOmanSomaliaQatarSouthSudanSaudi ArabiaSwazilandSyriaTimor LesteUnited ArabEmiratesYemenWith the implementation of GST, India is joined select League of Nations which incorporated goodsand service tax model. In fact, France was the first country to implement the GST in 1954. Since then,Germany, Italy, the UK, South Korea, Japan, have introduced the GST. The countries whichimplemented GST first in their nation are France in 1954, Russia in 1991 and China in 1994.Merely a handful such as Canada has a dual GST system. Compared to a combined GST economywhere the central or federal government collects the tax and then circulated to the states. In a dualsystem of GST, the central or federal GST is imposed in addition to the sales tax of the state. Forexample, in Canada, the central government levies a 5 percent tax and several provinces or states alsolevy a provincial state tax which in short called PST, which varies from 7-10 percent. In this situation,

a consumer or customer's receipt will obviously have the GST and PST rate that is imposed on his orpurchase value. Recently, the GST and PST have been mutually combined in several provinces into asingle tax system recognized as the Harmonized Sales Tax which in short called as HST. In 2013,Prince Edward Island adopted the HST for the first time by combining Canada's federal andprovincial sales taxes to a solitary tax at 14 percent. Ever since then, quite a few other provinces havefollowed this tax system including Nova Scotia and Ontario New Brunswick, Newfoundland, andLabrador.1.2 Adoption of GST by India :India implemented the dual tax system called GST on 1st July 2017, which is one of the biggestreforms in the country’s tax structure in decades. The main purpose of incorporating the GST is toeradicate tax on tax or double taxation in goods and services, which cascades from the manufacturinglevel to the consumption level of the goods and services. GST is an indirect tax which replaced almostall the indirect taxes in India.1.3 Replaced Taxes in India :India has adopted the goods and service tax on 1st July 2017, which was one of the utmost initiativestaken by the country government. Till that, there were a huge number of taxes levied on people and onorganizations by both the central government and the state government. At the central level, centralexcise duty, additional excise duty, additional customs duty, special additional duty of customs,service tax and excise duty levied under medicinal and toiletries preparations. Under state-level VAT/Sales tax, entertainment tax, Luxury tax, tax on lottery/betting/gambling, octroi, and purchase taxwere charged. Table 3 shows various tax heads and the rates which were later replaced by GST inIndia.Table 3 : List of various tax heads and the rates which were later replaced by GST.TaxesRatesCentral Excise Tax12.36%Duties of Excise12.36%Additional duties of excise26.5%Cess22%State VATLiquor, cigarettes- 12.5% , others 14-15%Additional duties of custom12.36%Special additional duty of custom4%Central sales tax15%Luxury Tax3% pa - 12 to 13 paSales Tax14.5- 15%Entry TaxDiffers for statesEntertainment Tax15%-30% (differs for states)Taxes on lotteries, betting and gambling15%Taxes on advertisements6%2. HISTORY OF GST :GST replaced various indirect taxes which were practiced in India. The Act was passed on 29thMarch of 2017 in the Parliament and on 1st July 2017, the GST Act came into effect. GST in India isa broad, destination-based, multi-stage and comprehensive tax which is levied on every valueaddition. Goods and Service Tax is solitary indirect tax for the entire country. Under GST the tax islevied at each point of sale. In case of interstate sales, tax will be chargeable to Integrated GST andintra state sales, tax will be chargeable to Central GST and State GST.

Fig. 2: The formation and mechaniism of GST ini India [3]Advantaages of GSTT: Removing cascading taxx effect Higher thresshold for registration Compositionn scheme forr small businnessT Online simppler procedurre under GST Lesser comppliances Defined treaatment for E--Commerce Increased effficiency in loogistics Regulating thet unorganizzed sectorTable 4: GST Regimmes in state anda centralTRANNSACTIONNEW REGIMEROLD REEGIMEDDETAILSSale insiide the State CGST SGSTSVAT Serrvice tax/ The revennue collectedd as taxCentral Exciiseare distributed equallyy to thestate and ceentralSale to anotheraStatee IGSTCentral Salles tax Only one oof tax that isi centralExcise/ Servvice taxtax in casee of interstaate sales.The centraal will give thet IGSTrevenuebasedonothedestinationn of the goods3. STRUUCTURE OFO GST ANDD ITS EFFEECTS ON COUNTRY'SS ECONOMMY :As menntioned earliier, GST is an indirect tax introduuced in Indiia in 2017 levied on thhe goodsand servvices which isi supplied. GoodsGand seervice taxes are divided into 5 tax slaabs. It formuulates thecollectioon of tax eassier and thesse slabs are 0%0 -28%. However,Hpettroleum prodducts, electriicity, and