Or, more accurately, getting tax from Indian rotis.
Lemme explain.
There is a wonderful discussion going on here at the moment, about the different rates of GST (General Sales tax) applicable to different kinds of Indian bread.
The generic term, in Hindi, for bread is “roti”, but a roti is also a particular kind of bread, as opposed to a kulcha or a paratha or a chapatti.
However, the GST AAR (Authority for Advance Rulings) has made a distinction between rotis and parathas, deeming that the latter should be subject to 18% GST, whereas rotis are taxed at 5%.
Amidst all the hue & cry (I think the ruling actually only applies to frozen food) there has been some seriously clever meme-ing and tweeting going on.
Like so:
And, my personal favourite š
Stretching the whole food & drink analogy even further, perhaps this will turn out to be a bit of a storm in teacup.
Iām pretty sure they are taxing the malabari parathas, and leaving the North Indian chappaties alone! The trouble is, I prefer malabari parathas any day! ?
Oh heck! So there is also a possible regional slant to all this as well š š
Christine and what about Laccha Parathas? They are too flaky to be taxed? I am confused
Madhusudhan Menon And what about the butter or ghee that you put on a paratha? The dahi? I think we should be told š
Christine all naan sense
Madhusudhan Menon you win!!!
Oooh Madhusudhan Menon, now there’s a thought. Offset credits for aloo, mooli…
I wonder if aloo parathas will be entitled to offset credit for aloos? Could you please check?
No VAT is charged on plain biscuits or cakes. But when a biscuit is covered in chocolate it becomes a luxury and standard rate VAT at 20% is added to the price. Mcvities, the market leaders for Jaffa Cakes added chocolate to thecake and tangy orange base, so classifying them as cakes, not biscuits.
So is chocolate also at 20%? And are cakes taxed less than biscuits? Presumably so, judging by your Jaffa Cakes ref. Imagine being the boffin who dreams all this up!
thought this would catch your attention.. was expecting something from you..this lockdown may have made me prescient
Wait till they start taxing boondi ka raita š
There goes my religion..nipped in the bud..
Christopher Mitra I know. Our shared religious platform…
That wouldn’t be too bad actually..just the boondi though