What is the difference between CGST & SGST?

What is the difference between CGST & SGST?

GST rate is composed of two rates, one of CGST and one of SGST. Therefore while making intra state sale (i.e within same state), CGST collected will go to the central government and SGST collected will go the respective state government in which sale is made.

For eg:- A dealer in Maharashtra sold goods to the consumer worth Rs. 10,000. The GST rate is 18% comprising of CGST rate of 9% and SGST rate of 9%, in such case the dealer collects Rs. 1800 and Rs. 900 will go to the central government and Rs. 900 will go to the Maharashtra government.

GST is a consumption based tax i.e the tax should be received by the state in which the goods or service are consumed not by the state in which such goods are manufactured.
IGST is designed to ensure seamless flow of input tax credit from one state to another. It is designed so that a state doesn’t have to deal with every other state to settle the tax amounts and a state has to deal with only centre government.

Therefore if inter state sales (i.e from one state to another state) is made then seller will charge IGST in place of CGST + SGST.

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