Food Aggregators To Bear GST Tax Slap From January 2022: GST Council

New Delhi – According to confirmed reports, the GST Council has directed food aggregators that they will now have to deposit GST to the government without slapping the cost to the end customer. The decision was taken at the 45th GST Council meeting held recently. This gives more teeth to the GST Department and certain accountability to service providers like Zomato and Swiggy, which do take a 30 percent cut from every outlet they have on board, apart from charging an extra 20 percent from the customer too. According to a formal statement made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, thisNew Delhi – According to confirmed reports, the GST Council has directed food aggregators that they will now have to deposit GST to the government without slapping the cost to the end customer. The decision was taken at the 45th GST Council meeting held recently. This gives more teeth to the GST Department and certain accountability to service providers like Zomato and Swiggy, which do take a 30 percent cut from every outlet they have on board, apart from charging an extra 20 percent from the customer too. According to a formal statement made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, this […]