{"id":102278,"date":"2017-08-05T18:22:54","date_gmt":"2017-08-05T12:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/?p=102278"},"modified":"2017-08-05T18:22:54","modified_gmt":"2017-08-05T12:52:54","slug":"less-sweets-rakhi-ganesh-chaturthi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/less-sweets-rakhi-ganesh-chaturthi\/","title":{"rendered":"Less sweets for Rakhi &#038; Ganesh Chaturthi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This month for Rakhi and Ganesh Chaturthi may be harsh on your sweet tooth and that of shopkeepers, due to the newly rolled out Goods and Services Tax (GST) cutting a bitter taste in the mouth.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-102280 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gst-essay.jpeg\" alt=\"     Less sweets for Rakhi &amp; Ganesh Chaturthi\" width=\"524\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gst-essay.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gst-essay-500x280.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gst-essay-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><br \/>\nGST, which was introduced in July, 2017 , taxes the most important part of the festive diet &#8212; sweets &#8212; at a rate of 5 per cent. Other celebratory items like savouries and chocolates also attract GST rates of 12 per cent and 28 per cent respectively.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-102281 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/48641658-1471426870.jpg\" alt=\"     Less sweets for Rakhi &amp; Ganesh Chaturthi\" width=\"471\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/48641658-1471426870.jpg 800w, https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/48641658-1471426870-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><br \/>\nWith Raksha Bandhan and Ganesh Chaturthi usually marking a jump in sales of sweets, GST has left smaller sweet shop owners in distress.<\/p>\n<p>However, sweet shop owners, especially the small-scale ones are struggling to keep up with the slew of GST clarifications.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-102282 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/maxresdefault-1.jpg\" alt=\" Less sweets for Rakhi &amp; Ganesh Chaturthi\" width=\"528\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/maxresdefault-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/maxresdefault-1-768x475.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><br \/>\nThis has led to confusion, with some shopkeepers saying there is 28 per cent GST for sweets containing chocolate and others claiming it is 5 per cent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month for Rakhi and Ganesh Chaturthi may be harsh on your sweet tooth and that of shopkeepers, due to the newly rolled out Goods and Services Tax (GST) cutting a bitter taste in the mouth. 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