MoSPI proposes Index of Service Production with 2024-25 as base yearThe Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has proposed creating an Index of Services Production (ISP) for the formal sector u...
27 Apr, 2026, 07.29 PM IST
Iran war: HUL hikes prices of Dove, Pears, Surf, Red LabelHindustan Unilever Limited has increased prices for its soap products. This move is a response to escalating costs of raw materials and pac...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.38 AM IST
Price hikes on the horizon: Expect a hit on your budget as Iran war's impact becomes clearIndian consumer firms are seeing rising costs from higher crude oil prices. This could lead to price increases soon. Companies are trying t...
08 Apr, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
Court grants hotel interim stay on GST for eatery servicesThe Bombay High Court has granted an interim stay on the 18% GST levied on restaurant services within hotels charging over ₹7,500 per day f...
13 Oct, 2025, 12.36 AM IST
Restaurants body writes to govt for rationalisation of GST ratesThe National Restaurants Association of India asks the government to rethink GST rates. Restaurants face high costs from rent, aggregator c...
02 Sep, 2025, 08.17 PM IST
18% GST instead of 5% to be charged on dining in a hotel if room rent per night is above this; know how much more it will cost?GST: From April 1, 2025 restaurants inside hotels will have to charge 18% GST from customers instead of 5% previously if the said restauran...
10 Apr, 2025, 10.06 AM IST
Restaurant services in hotels with tariff over Rs 7,500 per day to attract 18 pc GST from AprilHotels with room tariffs over ₹7,500 per day will have their restaurants taxed at an 18% GST rate with input tax credit, according to new r...
28 Mar, 2025, 12.30 AM IST
Swiggy, Zomato to collect 5% GST on deliveries, food not to get dearerFood delivery apps will now be required to collect 5% GST from consumers instead of the restaurant they pick up orders from, Sitharaman sai...
18 Sep, 2021, 01.31 PM IST
Zomato, Swiggy to pay GST on restaurants' behalf. Will your online food ordering bill rise?At present, restaurants charge 5% GST without input tax credit, on the supply of services including supply of food and beverages. Meanwhile...
18 Sep, 2021, 01.18 PM IST
Food delivery apps like Zomato & Swiggy, and Cloud kitchens may face GSTThe fitment committee, which comprises officers from various states that makes suggestions on tax rate changes, has recommended that the ec...
15 Sep, 2021, 07.46 AM IST
Impact of GST on restaurant industry positive: SurveyMore than 70 per cent of the restaurant owners in the two cities believed GST is a positive decision for the industry, while 68 per cent bu...
18 Feb, 2018, 10.32 AM IST
Restaurant tax on GST Council agendaSources told ET the Centre is not keen on 12% GST as restaurants have not passed on the benefit of input credit to customers.
10 Nov, 2017, 02.49 PM IST
5 things consumers and businesses can expect from GST Council's meet todayHigh rate of tax on certain goods and services of mass use and complexity of compliance have made businesses, especially small traders, res...
10 Nov, 2017, 12.22 PM IST
Restaurateurs question calculations of governmentGovernment officials believe that with tax credit available on inputs and even furni ture or rent paid by the restaurants, the price should...
31 Oct, 2017, 11.56 AM IST
Reduction in GST from 18% to 12% for restaurants will make eating out more expensive: NRAINRAI stated that under the current 18% tax rate, restaurants get to claim credits on the taxes they pay on various things like processed fo...
25 Oct, 2017, 07.15 PM IST
Eating out may get cheaper as government plans flat 12% GST on all restaurantsAC restaurants currently charge 18% GST and non-AC ones charge 12%. Unifying the rate may mean giving up the ability to claim back taxes pa...
18 Oct, 2017, 06.45 AM IST
How will your restaurant bill look like post GST?Earlier a normal restaurant bill used to show plethora of taxes which were charged by the state and the central government level.
03 Jul, 2017, 02.24 PM IST