Realty joint development projects hit by GST in FY18: ICRA

28 Jan 2019 Evaluate

Credit rating agency, ICRA in its latest report has showed that realty joint development projects got hit in FY18 with the challenges posed by the applicability of the GST, which has pulled down the proportion on year-on-year basis to 71 per cent in FY18 from 93 per cent in FY17.

The rating agency further noted that the developments were initially more concentrated in Bengaluru, with city-based developers using the JD model extensively initially. However, in the build-up to the RERA, which largely got implemented from July 1, 2017, the proportion of the JD launches started increasing, and the trend began spreading into other cities on a pan-India basis. As per report, Joint development launches across India were at 72 per cent in FY16, and then saw a high of 93 per cent in FY17, but declined to 71 per cent in FY18.

Besides, ICRA pointed out lack of clarity on the tax rate to be paid by a developer for provision of construction services, against which the TDR is received as a consideration, adding that clarity on these GST-related issues would be key for continued momentum in the joint development space, though ICRA expects it to continue as a preferred mode of development.

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