The GST Council recently made an announcement on the tax structure of popcorn, triggering a flood of online jokes and memes. Watch this report for more details!



India: Netizens React To Popcorn GST With Humour And Criticism

The GST Council recently made an announcement on the tax structure of popcorn, triggering a flood of online jokes and memes. Watch this report for more details!

Is this a case of sugar-coating taxes? India's GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has surprised moviegoers and snack lovers by introducing different rates of Goods and Services Tax (GST) for popcorn. Prepacked salted popcorn will now attract a 12% GST, while caramelized popcorn faces a steep 18%. Earlier, the GST rate was uniformly 5% for all kinds of popcorn. Watch in for more details!

India: 18% GST On Caramel Popcorn Triggers Outrage

The GST is classified as 5 per cent on unpacked and unlabelled salted popcorn, 12 per cent on pre-packed and labelled ready-to-eat popcorn and 18 per cent on caramelised popcorn



Memes take social media by storm amid clarification over 18% GST on caramelised popcorn

Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said on Sunday (Dec 22) that there is significant GST evasion. He also said that input tax credit fraud is common and many fraudulent companies have come up to “game” the GST system



Congress criticises govt over caramel popcorn GST, asks if PM will show courage for GST overhaul

GST Council recently clarified the popcorn taxation structure at its 55th meeting on Saturday (Dec 21), in which caramelised, salted and plain popcorn are taxed differently based on their sugar content.

Following the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council’s clarification on the three different tax slabs for popcorn, Congress called it an “absurdity” and highlighted the system's increasing complexity on Sunday (Dec 22).

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