The Central Board of Excise and Customs has exempted service-tax on services provided by Government or a local authority. The ministry has inserted new entries after entry 53 exempting services provided by Government or a local authority by way of issuance of passport, visa, driving license, birth certificate or death certificate; services where the gross amount charged for such services does not exceed Rs. 5000/-, services by way of allowing a business entity to operate as a telecom service provider or use radio frequency spectrum during the financial year 2015-16 on payment of license fee or spectrum user charges, etc.