Swiggy, Zomato to pay GST on restaurant service supplied through them: FM

Sitharaman said 5% GST will be levied at the point where the delivery is made by Swiggy-like operators

The all-powerful GST Council on Friday decided to charge food delivery platforms such as Swiggy and Zomato a tax even as it extended concessional tax rates on certain COVID-19 drugs by three months till December 31, said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

The Council, which comprises Sitharaman and her state counterparts, decided to continue keeping petrol and diesel out of the GST purview as subsuming the current excise duty and VAT into one national rate would impact revenues.

Sitharaman said 5 per cent GST will be levied at the point where the delivery is made by Swiggy and Zomato.

"Regarding Swiggy-like