GST rates on Popcorn: People often like to eat popcorn while watching a movie in the theater, while it is much more expensive than outside. But now buying it can prove to be more expensive.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in an exclusive interview with Times Now, addressed the GST controversy on popcorn, ...

Popcorn, in loose form, sold in movie theatres will continue to attract GST at a 5 per cent rate, same as in restaurants, government sources said. Following confirmation of three different tax ...

The new popcorn taxes that India introduced while implementing the Goods and Services Tax has become a hot topic on social ...

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, chaired by the finance minister and including state representatives, announced on Saturday that non-branded popcorn mixed with salt and spices would ...

Critics say government’s efforts to simplify system and cut red tape are going in reverse; ‘popcorn is popcorn’ ...

Everyone is talking about the budget. But there’s something important outside of it that the government should also think about — GST! GST (Goods and Services Tax) was supposed to make taxes simple.

The government laid out a three-tiered system for taxing popcorn depending on if it is packaged or sold loose, carries a brand name or is generic, and is salted or sweet. Caramel popcorn ...

A GST regime with uniform rates—based on clear ... Services Tax Council in its December 2024 meeting, that caramelized popcorn would be grouped with sugar confectionery and taxed at 18% ...

India's decision to tax popcorn differently based on its sugar or spice content has drawn criticism from the opposition and sparked a reaction on social media, with two former economic advisers ...