WHEREAS, the draft notification regarding carrying out amendment in SCHEDULE 'D' appended to the Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005 (Act No.12 of 2005) was notified in accordance with the provisions of section 10 of the Act ibid for inviting objection(s)/suggestion(s) from the person(s) likely to be affected thereby within a period of 10 days from the date of publication of the same in Rajpatra(e-Gazette), Himachal Pradesh, vide this department notification of even number dated 13 th May, 2020;

AND WHEREAS, no objection(s)/suggestion(s) has been received within the above stipulated period in this behalf;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Governor, Himachal Pradesh in excercise of the powers conferred by section 10 of the Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005 (Act No.12 of 2005) is pleased to make the following amendments in SCHEDULE 'D' appended to the Act ibid, with effect from 1st June, 2020, namely :-

AMENDMENT

In SCHEDULE 'D' appended to the Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005 (Act No.12 of 2005), in column No.3 of the commodity shown against serial number 1 "Motor-spirit (Petrol of all kinds including Aviation Turbine Fuel but excluding Diesel)", for the existing figures, signs and words "25% or Rs. 14.5 per liter, whichever is greater", the figures, signs and words "25% or Rs. 15.5 per liter, whichever is greater" shall be substituted. Further, in column No.3 of the commodity shown against serial number 2 "Diesel" for the existing figures, signs and words "14% or Rs.8 per liters, whichever is greater", the figures, signs and words "14% or Rs. 9 per liter, whichever is greater " shall be substituted.

By Order

Sanjay Kundu

Principal Secretary (E&T) to the

Government of Himachal Pradesh