How will your restaurant bill look like post GST?

If you visit a restaurant or a cafe now that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been rolled out, the break up of your bill will look different than it used to before GST.

GST, which has come into effect from July 1, 2017, has subsumed 17 indirect taxes and 22 cesses which were at different rates across different states.

Earlier a normal restaurant bill used to show a plethora of taxes which were charged by the state (VAT/sales tax) and the central government ( Service tax) in addition to the service charge levied by the restaurant owners.

Here's what a post-GST restaurant food bill should look like:

POST GST (AC RESTAURANT)


POST GST (NON AC RESTAURANT)


PRE GST (RESTAURANT BILL)

(All figures are in Rupees)

Under the new tax regime, the GST council has divided the restaurant into two categories: AC restaurant and Non- AC restaurant.
Earlier the restaurant owners used to levy service tax on the service charge in addition to levying VAT and service tax on the food items. Now under the GST, the consumer will be paying a single tax on the food bill plus of service charge levied by the restaurant owners, says Abhishek Jain, Partner, Indirect Tax , EY India.

Here are some real images tweeted by people.

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