'Bring bun and cream separately': GST quip from TN hotelier sparks row,
In a plea for GST reform, Coimbatore hotelier D. Srinivasan took a humorous dig at the varying GST rates on food items during a meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the city.
"Madam, a bun doesn't attract GST, but when cream is applied to make it a cream bun, it attracts 12% GST. Customers now say, 'You bring the bun and cream separately, and I'll make the cream bun,'" Srinivasan told the minister, drawing laughter from the audience.
Srinivasan, president of the Coimbatore District Hoteliers Association, further elaborated on the challenges hoteliers face due to the multiple GST rates on different food items.
He joked that even the hotel's computer system struggles to calculate the various tax rates when families order a variety of items. He urged the minister to simplify the GST structure for food, suggesting a uniform rate for all items.
