Swiggy, Zomato orders to cost more from tomorrow

Starting January 1, your online food orders from Swiggy and Zomato are all set to be treated on par with restaurant dine-in orders. This means that customers will have to pay a 5% Goods and Service Tax (GST) on all orders placed on online food delivery platforms.

Till now, not all restaurants charge taxes on food orders, and that was leading to a loss of revenue for the Indian government. But by enforcing Swiggy, Zomato and other food delivery companies to collect the 5% GST on food orders, the Centre aims to ensure that it doesn’t miss out on any tax revenues.

The proposal to direct food delivery platforms such as Zomato and Swiggy to collect and pay 5% GST on food orders directly to the exchequer was accepted by the GST Council in its 45th meeting on September 17, 2021.

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