Restaurant India News: Indian Hospitality Industry Seeks Clarity on GST as ITC Benefits Removed
However, industry stakeholders have expressed concern over the withdrawal of Input Tax Credit (ITC) benefits for businesses operating within the 5…
Restaurant India News: How GST Rationalisation Will Impact F&B establishments
For the F&B industry, this shift means essentials such as soaps, toothpaste, and other consumer staples will get cheaper, freeing up household…
Restaurant India News: Zomato and Swiggy Face Rs 180–200 Crore Annual GST Liability After Council Clarification
The clarification settles a long-standing debate between platforms and the government over whether aggregators are liable to remit tax on delivery…
GST Authorities Drop Rs 5.9 Crore Tax Demand Against Zomato
Numerous GST notices have been sent to the corporation by different national authorities.
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Zomato Faces Rs 17.7 Cr GST Demand Order, Plans to Appeal
Zomato further clarified that it had provided relevant documents and judicial precedents in response to the show cause notice, but these appear to…
Zomato Faces GST Tax Demands from Tamil Nadu and West Bengal Authorities
The Tamil Nadu tax authority issued an Adjudication Order under Section 73 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, and the Tamil Nadu Goods…
NAA finds Maggi noodles distributor guilty of profiteering
The National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA) under GST has held an Uttar Pradesh-based dealer of Maggi noodles guilty of indulging in profiteering.
Hardcastle Restaurants pulls govt to court over GST credit
Presently, restaurants are levied a 5% GST, however, they can’t claim the input tax credit against the tax they paid on raw materials and other…
NAA dismisses complaint against Subway franchisee
National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) has dismissed a complaint against a Subway franchisee.
Britannia net profit ups 19.41% to Rs 258.08 cr In Q1
The international businesses remained flat due to slow-down in geographies like Middle East and Africa, Britannia said.
Domino's faces anti-profiteering action for not passing on GST cuts
Anti-profiteering provisions make it compulsory for companies to pass on any benefits from a lower GST rate to consumers.
From Swiggy to Foodpanda, online food delivery service firms face GST heat
Food delivery services are taxed at 18% which the restaurants have to pay.
Pernod's India sales Rise by 14% in July-March
Pernod, maker of Imperial Blue and Royal Stag whisky, has strategic international brands which include Absolut Vodka and Chivas Regal Scotch.
Food, drinks in educational institutions to attract 5% GST
The Ministry also noted that if schools up to higher secondary level supply food directly to students, the same would be exempt from the GST.
Price of Everyday Dairy Whitener expected to undergo reduction: Nestle
Under GST, which got implemented from June 30 midnight, there will be no tax on fresh milk
Harsimrat Kaur Badal takes up high GST rate on pickles, papad with Finance Ministry
The minister has also forwarded Coca-Cola India's demand not to include fizzy drinks in the 'sin' category under the GST
Proposed GST rates on Sugar, tea, coffee, milk powder lower than present levies
At present, sugar attracts specific central excise duty of Rs 71 per quintal plus sugar cess of Rs 124 per quintal, which translates to ad valorem rate of more than 6%.
Soft drinks companies likely to be the hardest hit under the new GST structure
Within confectionery, taxation will go up to 18% from 15% for candy, and to 28% from about 22% for gums.
Biscuit industry contributes Rs.3,000 crore to government's exchequer annually
Glucose biscuits retailed at Rs.40 per kg in 1996 and now sell at Rs.70 a kg. These biscuits are available in Rs.2-5 packs.
Low Margins Curtails Production of Glucose, Marie & Milk Biscuits
The Indian Biscuit Industry has demanded complete waiver on Good & Services Tax on ‘Low Price High Nutrition’ (LPHN) Biscuits priced under MRP Rs.100/- per Kg.
Food processing industry unlikely to have adverse impacts under GST
The government has reduced significantly the taxes, particularly excise on food processing industries from 10 per cent to 6 per cent, Minister of State for Food Processing Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said.
De-Registering the food brands could not escape GST
Several brands, including some prominent basmati rice players, had deregistered some of the brands to avoid paying GST.
GST not applicable on free food supplied by religious institutions, says Government
However, some of the items and services required for making prasadam would be subject to GST, including sugar, vegetable edible oils, ghee, butter, service for transportation of these goods and so on.
"We don't expect any major change in revenue with implementation of GST", says RS Sodhi
Producers of pickles, jam, tomato ketchup, however, complained that GST had raised the taxation level and said sales had slumped after the onset of the new regime.