Here is the history of service tax rates in India from 1994 to 2017.
- 01/07/1994 - 13/05/2003 - 5%
- 14/05/2003 - 09/09/2004 - 8%
- 10/09/2004 - 17/04/2006 - 10.20%
- 18/04/2006 - 10/05/2007 - 12.24%
- 11/05/2007 - 23/02/2009 - 12.36%
- 24/02/2009 - 31/03/2012 - 10.30%
- 01/04/2012 - 30/05/2015 - 12.36%
- 01/06/2015 - 14/11/2015 - 14%
- 15/11/2015 - 31/05/2016 - 14.5% (14% Service Tax + 0.50% Swach Bharath Cess)
- 01/06/2016 - Now - 15% (14% Service Tax + 0.50% Swach Bharath Cess + 0.50% Krishi Kalyan Cess)