- Supreme Court ruled that value-added tax should not be included in the definition of ‘Purchase Price’ under the Gujarat Value Added Tax Act
- Purchase price should only include duties and levies under specific Acts, not other taxes
- Taxable turnover of purchases should be calculated after deducting components of value-added tax already paid
- Court emphasized the need to strictly interpret tax statutes to avoid taxing those not intended to be taxed
Source: livelaw.in
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