Paying Cash For Your Zomato Order? You May Now Have To Pay Rs 5 Extra

The charge sits apart from Zomato's existing platform fee, restaurant packaging charges and GST, all of which continue to apply regardless of payment mode.

Ghosh highlighted the cess was introduced for a brief period to enable GST transition and was discontinued from April 2026 after the restructuring of GST rates.

CBIC says GST growth must be measured on comparable tax bases, rejecting claims that cess was "quietly excluded" from revenue calculations.

A restaurant's GSTIN can reveal more than its tax details. Here's what customers should look for before paying.

These concerns are particularly relevant for businesses in the infrastructure, real estate, power and EPC sectors, where guarantees run for several years over the duration of the project and involve substantial amounts.

In the last five months of this financial year, Maruti Suzuki Baleno has registered sales of 83,177 units.

Preparatory meetings of GST officials are scheduled for October 5 and 6, according to an official communication. The officers' meeting will be held on October 5 from 3 pm onwards and on October 6 from 11 am onwards.

"I think we have been very transparent with what data sources we are using and those data sources are available for anyone to cross-check in case they have any doubts on that data," he said in an exclusive interview with Gaurie Dwivedi.

On the bourses at around 1:32 pm, Maruti Suzuki shares price was trading 0.23% higher at Rs 12,871. In comparison, BSE Sensex was trading flat at 76,600 levels.

Net GST collections rise 8.3% as refunds jump 67.9% year over year to Rs 31,795 crore.

Speaking at the NDTV Emerging Markets Conclave, Aastha Gudwani, India Chief Economist, Barclays, and Rishi Shah, Economic Advisory Services Leader, Grant Thornton Bharat LLP, decoded the road ahead for the domestic economy.

Alongside GDP and US jobs data, investors will monitor PMI readings, GST collections, the rupee and foreign investor activity.

An Officers' Meeting is scheduled for September 11, a day before the 57th GST Council meeting in New Delhi on September 12.

In non-audit cases, the GST registration does not determine the ITR form that must be filled by taxpayers with business or professional income.