Is BSNL Landline Connection a cheating?

Why BSNL charges service tax on rent ?

• Does monthly rent come under the service tax ? We should pay the service tax on the telephone charges we are making(This is the service BSNL paying. Why BSNL adds up this to the monthly rent and charges 12.25% service tax on it ? Thus effectively the rent becomes Rs.202 instead of Rs.180. Also why there is monthly rent for mobile when the instrument does not belong to BSNL unlike in landline connection ? Why also there Cellone charges service tax on rent in addition to call charges ?

• Answer:

  Service Tax on monthly rent is due to the Central Govt. advise to BSNL. You know that I am fined by ICICI Bank with Rs.750/- for failure to maintain the minimum balance in my S.B A/c. It is a fine by bank to me. On that fine amount Rs.750/- again they have charged 12.2% service tax. (750+92=842/-). There is no end to service tax. It is a back door tax. People are not opposing the service tax.