Claim: This is the first-time since the Independence that food grains , flour have been taxed in India.
Fact-check: Food grains were taxed in India under VAT even before the implementation of GST - FACTLY
Verdict: various states have been collecting vat on food grains and flour since 2003. in july 2017, gst replaced vat. since then, only branded food grains and flour were charged a gst of 5%. however, according to gst council recommendations, from 18 july 2022, all pre-packaged and labelled food grains and flours will attract a gst of 5% if the quantity of package is less than or equal to 25kg or 25 litre. hence the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Harshavardhan Konda
Date published: 2022-07-27T10:52:50