If your favourite pastime is ordering food from Zomato and Swiggy, it may soon get costlier. From January, all food delivery apps will be liable to pay a 5 per cent goods and services tax, otherwise known as GST, on their restaurant services, per government orders. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, at the 45th meeting of the GST Council held in …
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that Goods and Service Tax Council has been discussing the proposal of bringing e-commerce operators under GST ambit for providing certain service. “E-commerce operators Swiggy and Zomato to pay GST on restaurant service supplied through them, and tax to be charged at point of delivery,” finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while addressing the …
New Delhi/Bengaluru: The narrow lanes of HSR Layout in south-eastern Bengaluru have, for some years, held up a sign to the rest of the country on what’s going to be the next big thing in the startup realm. A delivery executive waits at Swiggy's office in Gurugram on a Sunday This day was a long time coming, said one investor, …
New Delhi: For a little under two years now, Rajat Rekhi has been doing brisk business selling West Asian cuisine from inside a tiny kitchen tucked away in south Delhi, which only delivers via online platforms. Over the weekend, a slew of restaurants across India began delisting from dine-in apps that offer membership-driven discounts—such as EazyDiner, Zomato Gold, and nearbuy—in …