Council to review food aggregator’s GST woes

Online food aggregators such as Zomato, Swiggy and UberEats are facing a curious issue in goods and services tax (GST) compliance, prompting a review.

The aggregators are unable to show tax collected at source (TCSNSE 0.29 %) from restaurants using their platform, thereby preventing the partner restaurants from claiming credit. The government has referred the matter to a law committee under the GST Council. “The industry has represented the issue… It will be examined by the law committee,” said a government official privy to the developments. Zomato, Swiggy and UberEats declined to comment on the issue.