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
India's restaurant sector has potential to provide 1.5 cr jobs by 2028 given "right impetus": NRAIThe NRAI anticipates the restaurant sector can generate 1.5 crore jobs by 2028, up from 85 lakh, if the government grants 'industry' status...
30 Apr, 2025, 03.00 PM IST
Taxman opens the parcel: GST sleuths probe restaurant packaging chargesIndian tax authorities are investigating whether restaurants have evaded taxes on packaging charges, following scrutiny of 'food and delive...
14 Apr, 2025, 01.19 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: What’s behind the Rs 803-crore GST demand on Zomato?Indian food delivery giant Zomato received Rs 803 crore GST notice. The government says Zomato should pay tax on delivery fees. Zomato argu...
16 Dec, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Zomato receives tax demand of Rs 803 crore from GST authoritiesFood and grocery delivery major Zomato has received a tax demand notice of Rs 803.4 crore from GST authorities in Maharashtra, the company ...
13 Dec, 2024, 07.52 AM IST
ETtech Explainer: The Rs 402 crore GST notice that sent Zomato’s shares tumblingOn Thursday, shares of food delivery platform Zomato bucked the trend and opened 1.7% lower despite upbeat broader markets rally to set new...
28 Dec, 2023, 07.47 PM IST
Not on the GST menuIn November, Zomato, holding the largest market share in the country's online food delivery sector, received a GST notice of ₹400 crore fro...
06 Dec, 2023, 11.03 PM IST
Zomato, Swiggy want to clarify stance to DGGI on tax noticeCompanies are expected to tell officials that delivery fees are not accounted for as revenue, but passed on to delivery workers and hence c...
24 Nov, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Food aggregators like Swiggy, Zomato to collect 5% GST beginning Jan 1Food aggregators like Swiggy and Zomato will have to collect and deposit tax at 5% rate beginning Saturday, a move which will widen the tax...
01 Jan, 2022, 03.57 PM IST
Food aggregators like Swiggy and Zomato to collect 5% GST beginning January 1Currently, restaurants registered under GST are collecting and depositing the tax. Also, cab aggregators like Uber and Ola will have to col...
01 Jan, 2022, 12.16 PM IST
Pricey unity of textile GST ratesReform should entail having a central rate for the vast majority of goods, a merit rate and a demerit rate. But this requires political wil...
30 Dec, 2021, 11.19 PM 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
National Restaurant Authority writes to Finance Minister, seeks 'immediate' relief measuresReviving concerns over policies adopted by e-commerce aggregators, the NRAI said in a letter addressed to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam...
27 Jan, 2021, 01.37 PM IST
Council to review food aggregator's GST woesThe aggregators are unable to show tax collected at source (TCS) from restaurants using their platform.
08 Apr, 2019, 06.48 AM IST
Is your restaurant overcharging you in the name of GST? Learn how to decode the billGST, which came into effect on July 1, subsumes 17 indirect taxes and 22 cesses at different rates across different states.
12 Jul, 2017, 06.18 PM IST