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Section 171 of CGST Act - Anti profiteering measure

171. Anti-profiteering measure.[1]

(1) Any reduction in rate of tax on any supply of goods or services or the benefit of input tax credit shall be passed on to the recipient by way of commensurate reduction in

(2) The Central Government may, on recommendations of the Council, by notification, constitute an Authority, or empower an existing Authority constituted under any law for the time being in force, to examine whether input tax credits availed by any registered person or the reduction in the tax rate have actually resulted in a commensurate reduction in the price of the goods or services or both supplied by him.

[2][Provided that the Government may by notification, on the recommendations of the Council, specify the date from which the said Authority shall not accept any request for examination as to whether input tax credits availed by any registered person or the reduction in the tax rate have actually resulted in a commensurate reduction in the price of the goods or services or both supplied by him.

Explanation.– For the purposes of this sub-section, “request for examination” shall mean the written application filed by an applicant requesting for examination as to whether input tax credits availed by any registered person or the reduction in the tax rate have actually resulted in a commensurate reduction in the price of the goods or services or both supplied by him.]

(3) The Authority referred to in sub-section (2) shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions as may be prescribed.

[3][(3A) Where the Authority referred to in sub-section (2), after holding examination as required under the said sub-section comes to the conclusion that any registered person has profiteered under sub-section (1), such person shall be liable to pay penalty equivalent to ten per cent. of the amount so profiteered:

Provided that no penalty shall be leviable if the profiteered amount is deposited within thirty days of the date of passing of the order by the Authority.

Explanation 1. — For the purposes of this section, the expression “profiteered” shall mean the amount determined on account of not passing the benefit of reduction in rate of tax on supply of goods or services or both or the benefit of input tax credit to the recipient by way of commensurate reduction in the price of the goods or services or both.]

[4][Explanation 2. – For the purposes of this section, the expression “Authority” shall include the “Appellate Tribunal]
 

[1] This Section was made effective by Notification No. 09/2017-Central Tax dt. 28-06-2017 wef 01-07-2017.

[2] Inserted by Section 148(a) of The Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024 and made effective from 27-09-2024 by Notification No. 17/2024-Central Tax.

[3] Sub-section inserted by Section 93(g) of THE FINANCE (NO. 2) ACT, 2019 dt. 01-08-2019 and made effective from 01-01-2020 by Notification No. 01/2020-Central Tax dt. 01-01-2020.

[4] Inserted by Section 148(b) of The Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024 and made effective from 27-09-2024 by Notification No. 17/2024-Central Tax.

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