{"id":209531,"date":"2019-02-05T20:00:02","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T14:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=209531"},"modified":"2019-02-05T17:57:46","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T12:27:46","slug":"fair-trade-practices-service-charge-despite-gst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2019\/02\/05\/fair-trade-practices-service-charge-despite-gst\/","title":{"rendered":"Fair Trade Practices | Service charge despite GST"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Charging of Service Tax is not valid.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Government in April 2017 issued guidelines on fair trade practices related to charging of Service Charge from consumer by hotel\/restaurants. As per these guidelines, <strong>Service Charge is optional<\/strong> and payment of it depends entirely upon the discretion of the consumers. <strong>An aggrieved consumer can approach a consumer forum of appropriate jurisdiction for redressal<\/strong> of his grievance related to charging of service charges by hotels and restaurants.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[Source: PIB]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food &amp; Public Distribution<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.scconline.com\/post\/2017\/04\/24\/guidelines-on-charging-of-service-charge-by-hotelsrestaurants-issued\/\"><strong>Guidelines on Fair Trade Practices Related to Charging of Service Charge from Consumers by Hotels\/Restaurants<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charging of Service Tax is not valid. 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