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Traditional sweetmeats or Mithai not confectionery, to attract 5% GST

Traditional sweetmeats or Mithai not confectionery, to attract 5% GST - Dairy News 7X7

Traditional Indian sweets cannot be categorised as ‘confectionary’ and malai sweets too may be treated as sweetmeat for applicability of GST, according to the Madhya Pradesh Authority for Advance Ruling. Confectionery includes sugar boiled sweets, lozenges, chewing gum, chocolate and ice lollies or edible ices, cakes, pastries, caramels and fudges. These attract GST at the […]