Rice millers seek waiver of GST on packed rice bags
Tamil Nadu Rice Mill Owners and Paddy-Rice Dealers Associations call for 5% GST waiver on pre-packed and pre-labelled rice, citing increased prices affecting middle and low-income groups. The GST Council’s decision in June 2022 raised prices for commodities packaged in 25 kg bags or less. The resolution adopted at a general body meeting urges relief for consumers purchasing rice in smaller quantities, typically five or 10 kg bags to meet family needs.
Rice millers have called for the waiver of 5% GST imposed on pre-packed and pre-labelled rice.
The GST Council at its meeting in June 2022 had decided to impose 5% GST on pre-packed and pre- labelled rice of 25 kg bags and less. This has led to an increase in the price of the commodity, affecting people of middle and low income groups, who usually purchase rice in five or 10 kg bags depending on their family requirements, said a resolution adopted at the general body meeting of the Federation of Tamil Nadu Rice Mill Owners and Paddy-Rice Dealers Associations here on Sunday.
