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Tamil Nadu hotels, eateries shut shop over GST rates, other states join

In Tamil Nadu alone, some 200,000 food outlets have closed, and will bear a loss of about Rs 150 cr

Tamil Nadu hotels, eateries shut shop over GST rates, other states join
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Neighbouring countries levy from five to 10 per cent. We cannot afford to have these kind of complex and high GST rates Dilip Datwani President, Hotel & Restaurant Association of Western India

Gireesh Babu Chennai
The one-day bandh declared by the Tamil Nadu Hotels and Restaurants Association and backed by the South Indian Hotels and Restaurants Association (SIHRA), has seen the food outlets closed down across Tamil Nadu, with restaurants and hotels from other States including Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana and Karnataka participating.
The shut down is to protest the centre's move to levy tax in a range of 12 to 28 per cent for the sector. Most of the hotels and restaurants in Chennai were closed on Tuesday, in line with the bandh call from 6 am to 6 pm. Some makeshift food joints, however,

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