GST for Free items-Suggested Solution
The concerned government department only should confirm that the GST to be charged for any item shall be the GST applicable and included in it’s MRP.
So, if a medicine is given as a free sample to a doctor, it should be GST paid when the GST for that sample should be the GST if that medicine was being sold.
Likewise, in case of “Buy One Get One Free” the GST to be charged shall be twice the GST applicable for a single item.
In short, whether the customer pays for that item or gets it as free, the GST for that item shall have to be paid. Simple.
This will avoid unnecessary confusion in calculations required for GST amount.
My opinion and I could be wrong. more