Apartment Owners Demand RWA GST Rollback
BENGALURU: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is set to review certain GST slabs starting Wednesday. In response, the Bangalore Apartments’ Federation (BAF) has launched a petition aiming to eliminate the 18% GST on apartment maintenance fees. According to federation members, the notification issued in 2019 has placed an unfair financial strain on Residents’ Welfare Associations (RWAs) and apartment owners alike. The petition, hosted on change.org by BAF, claims, “The notification mandates that GST is applicable on the entire monthly maintenance fees collected by RWAs if charges exceed Rs 7,500 per month per member or unit.” It emphasizes how…