Zomato, Swiggy Deliveries To Get Costlier With New 18% GST

After the GST Council decided to impose an 18% tax on delivery fees under the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) slabs, food delivery and quick commerce companies now stare at higher costs

Notably, until now, delivery charges were treated as pass-through costs and kept outside GST

Platforms have faced multiple tax demands from states over unpaid GST on delivery services. With the new rule, the government has closed this gap and brought uniformity to the sector

India’s…