- Sweet traders are appealing to the Bengal government for uniform GST on packaged sweet and namkeen products.
- They took their appeal to the state minister for industries, commerce, and enterprises.
- Currently, there is a 5% GST on consumers, but if chocolate is used to make a sweet, the GST goes up to 18%.
- The president of Mishti Udyog expressed this concern.
- The state minister assured the manufacturers that she would take up their demand with the relevant authority.
Source: a2ztaxcorp.com
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