- KMF officials met with Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda to request a reduction in GST on flavoured milk
- They want the GST on flavoured milk to be reduced from 12% to 5% by changing its category from beverage to dairy product
- The request was made following a Tamil Nadu High Court order stating flavoured milk is not a beverage
- KMF wants GST reduced for all milk-based products, especially flavoured milk
- KMF argues that flavoured milk has low sugar content and should be considered a dairy product
- The different tax structures are an additional burden for KMF, a farmer union based firm
- KMF hopes the issue will be addressed in the upcoming GST council meeting, potentially saving them Rs 30 crore annually.
Source: a2ztaxcorp.com
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