Pizza toppings will now attract 18% GST. Twitter is obviously not happy

Haryana appellate authority for advance ruling (AAAR) has stated that since a pizza topping is not a pizza, 18 per cent of GST must be levied on the pizza topping.

Pizza booked a spot on the Twitter trend list after Haryana appellate authority for advance ruling (AAAR) stated that 18 per cent of GST should be levied on the pizza topping since the topping is not a pizza. This has created quite a hullabaloo on social media.

There are different GST rates on a pizza sold and eaten within a restaurant, pizza delivered at home, pizza base, and the pizza toppings. The GST rates on pizzas are calculated based on the preparation and method of selling the food item. So, if you buy and eat a pizza at a restaurant, you need to pay 5 per cent GST. However, if a pizza is delivered at home, then a GST of 18 per cent is levied. The GST rate on pizza base, which is bought separately, is 12 per cent.

A section of the internet was absolutely confused after reading the tax ruling. There were also apprehensions among Twitter users that the prices of pizza could go up. Some also reacted to this with meme and jokes. See some of the tweets below:

#pizza #gst #tmkocTopping bachana pic.twitter.com/K0FZVIeGFO